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Below is a list of media releases sent out by the staff and programs at the Haldimand-Norfolk Unit.
The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Dover Cliffs long-term care facility in Port Dover. No residents have tested positive for the virus at this point. A public health management plan has been instituted. -30-
The Haldimand Norfolk Health Unit has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Parkview Meadows Christian Retirement Village. One staff member has had a positive test. This individual is not currently working at the facility. Additional test results from staff members are pending. A public health management plan has been instituted.
June 24, 2020, Simcoe, ON – The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit continues to work to resolve the outbreak at the farm. Approximately 220 migrant farm workers live in residences on the farm. Approximately 200 people have tested positive. Two workers are currently hospitalized. The approach to manage a COVID-19 case is for the person affected to […]
June 22, 2020, Simcoe, ON – Haldimand-Norfolk Health and Social Services has identified and corrected an internal privacy issue regarding individuals who took a COVID-19 test prior to May 19, 2020. Security access on a file containing names, health card numbers and test results was inadvertently made broader than required, allowing a small number of […]
June 21, 2020, Simcoe, ON – The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit has been notified that a migrant worker who had been in intensive care with COVID-19 has died. Medical Officer of Health Dr. Shanker Nesathurai, a member of the Catholic clergy, and Health Unit staff visited workers at the farm last night to personally deliver the […]