Ontario is reporting 16 deaths linked to COVID-19 today after reporting zero on Monday. The province says one of those deaths occurred earlier but was added to today’s tally as part of a data cleanup. The Ministry of Health says there are 1,699 people hospitalized due to COVID-19, an increase […]
COVID-19
Press release
Riverside Health Care in conjunction with the Northwestern Public Health Unit has declared a COVID-19 Outbreak at La Verendrye General Hospital. To further enhance our team’s ongoing efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19, additional precautions are being taken including, but not limited to: General visitors will be restricted for […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Ontario is reporting no new deaths linked to COVID-19 today for the first time since April 4 after reporting 17 new deaths on Sunday. The province reports there are 1,423 people hospitalized due to COVID-19, up 13 from the previous day, but notes that more than 10 per cent of […]
Press release
Riverside Health Care in conjunction with the Northwestern Public Health Unit has declared a COVID-19 Outbreak at Rainy River Long Term Care Home affecting both residents and staff. To further enhance our team’s ongoing efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19, additional precautions are being taken including, but not limited […]
Ontario is reporting 1,730 people in hospital with COVID-19 today and 219 in intensive care. That’s up from 1,455 people in hospital on Monday, with no change in the number of COVID-19 patients in ICUs. The province recorded 13 new deaths from COVID-19 today, and one more that the government […]
By Laura Osman
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – Federal ministers defended the government’s use of the Emergencies Act Monday as they announced an independent public inquiry to investigate the use of the act to end blockades at Canadian border crossings and in Ottawa earlier this year. The Liberal government declared an emergency under the act for […]
By Ken Moritsugu
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BEIJING (AP) – Workers put up fencing and police restricted who could leave a locked-down area in Beijing on Tuesday as authorities in the Chinese capital stepped up efforts to prevent a major COVID-19 outbreak like the one that has all but shut down the city of Shanghai. People lined […]
By Noushin Ziafati
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
The Ontario government’s decision to extend its remaining mask mandate in high-risk settings until at least June 11 was met with mixed reactions over the weekend, with some saying the move doesn’t go far enough to blunt the effects of COVID-19. The rule requiring masks in health-care settings, long-term care […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Ontario is reporting 1,362 people in hospital with COVID-19 today, a decrease from 1,684 the previous day. The province has previously said not all hospitals report their data on weekends. The province is also reporting 212 COVID-19 patients in intensive care, unchanged from Saturday. The province recorded three new deaths […]
Toronto Ontario is reporting 1,626 people in hospital with COVID-19 today, a slight decrease from 1,662 the previous day. The province is also reporting 207 COVID-19 patients in intensive care. That’s compared to 203 patients in ICU on Wednesday. The province recorded 19 new deaths from the virus. There are […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Ontario is reporting 1,486 people in hospital with COVID-19 today, up 14 per cent from the previous day. The province is also reporting 206 COVID-patients in intensive care, a slight increase from Monday’s 202. But it says more than 10 per cent of hospitals did not provide data on COVID-19 […]
Press release
As a 6th wave of COVID-19 begins in the province, local case numbers are increasing in many of our communities. Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) notes that the virus, including the BA 2 variant, is circulating in the region. Public health officials urge residents to stay home and isolate if they […]
