The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario is reporting nearly 4,500 new cases of COVID-19 over two days and a total of 78 new deaths. The province says 2,553 new infections were recorded today and 1,939 on Monday. Ontario also reported 37 new deaths on Sunday and 41 more on Monday. Provincial COVID-19 […]
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Northwestern Health Unit has received a report of one new positive COVID-19 test result in the Rainy River District Monday afternoon. Follow up with the person involved and their contacts has started according to protocol. Anyone who is identified as a contact for this case will be contacted directly. There […]
Steve Lamber The Canadian Press WINNIPEG – The COVID-19 pandemic will shape Manitoba politics in many ways in 2021. There will be an ongoing attempt to control outbreaks of the novel coronavirus and to keep hospitals from being overwhelmed. Decisions will need to be made about how many strict limits […]
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Northwestern Health Unit has received a report of one new positive COVID-19 test result in the Rainy River District Monday afternoon. Follow up with the person involved and their contacts has started according to protocol. Anyone who is identified as a contact for this case will be contacted directly. There […]
Maan Alhmidi The Canadian Press OTTAWA – A contagious new strain of the virus that causes COVID-19 has infiltrated two more regions of Canada, health officials said Sunday, a day after announcing the country’s first cases of the variant had been detected. The strain of the novel coronavirus has now […]
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Over the past two weeks, more than a dozen cases of COVID-19 have been identified across the Rainy River District, prompting Riverside healthcare to tighten restrictions and ramp up testing and sanitation protocols. Starting on December 21, Riverside Healthcare tested all residents and staff of our long term care facilities […]
Barry Wilner The Associated Press The Baltimore Ravens were fined $250,000 by the NFL for violating COVID-19 protocols, a person with direct knowledge of the punishment told The Associated Press on Monday. The team was not docked draft picks for the violations, which led to a coronavirus outbreak and the […]
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Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) urges the public to practise prevention measures as COVID-19 case counts increase in the Rainy River area. There are now more than 10 active cases of COVID-19 in the Municipality of Rainy River, connected to an outbreak at a seniors’ apartment building in the community as […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO – Ontario reported 2,005 cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, marking the 13th straight day the province has seen upwards of 2,000 new diagnoses. The province also announced another 18 deaths linked to the virus. It says 823 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Sunday, including […]
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Earlier today, December 23, the NWHU declared an outbreak at Riverview Manor in Rainy River, because we have determined that there have been exposures to COVID-19 linked to the facility. The health unit is working closely with the Rainy River District Services Administration Board (RRDSAB), which operates the building, to […]
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Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) confirms the first COVID-19 death in our catchment area – an elderly individual who had comorbidities. Out of respect for the family of the deceased, no further information will be provided about the individual at this time. “On behalf of all of us at NWHU I […]
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NEW PROTOCOL: LOCAL STUDENTS TO DO REMOTE LEARNING FROM JAN. 4-8, WITH IN-PERSON RESUMING JAN 11. CURBSIDE RETAIL PERMITTED RESTAURANT TAKE-OUT AND DELIVERY PERMITTED CAPACITY IN BIG BOX RETAIL, PHARMACY AND GROCERY STORES LIMITED As COVID-19 cases continue to rise at an alarming rate, the Ontario government, in consultation with […]
