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Below is a list of media releases sent out by the staff and programs at the Haldimand-Norfolk Unit.
May 30, 2020, Simcoe, ON – Testing for COVID-19 in Haldimand and Norfolk has been expanded to include anyone concerned that they may have been exposed to the virus, even if they don’t have symptoms. Appointments for testing will be required in order to minimize delays at the testing sites and reduce the chance of […]
The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit is responding to an outbreak of COVID-19 among migrant workers at a local farming operation. Three workers have been admitted to Norfolk General Hospital with COVID-19 symptoms, and one has tested positive for the disease. Paramedics are currently at the farm testing other workers for the virus. The Health Unit is […]
May 22, 2020, Simcoe, ON – Two staff members at Norview Lodge and one at Cedarwood Village have tested positive for COVID-19. The staff members are not working at the facilities and are currently in self-isolation at home. There are no residents at either facility currently sick with COVID-19. Residents are being self-isolated in their […]
May 20, 2020, Simcoe, ON – A Health and Social Services employee working at the Gilbertson Administration Building in Simcoe – closed to the public since March 17 – has tested positive for COVID-19. The employee is self-isolating at home, and Health Unit staff have asked close contacts to self-isolate at home pending their own […]
Two residents of Norfolk Hospital Nursing Home have tested positive for COVID-19. The residents, at the current time, do not have symptoms. Tests have been ordered for all residents and staff. The test results that have been received so far, beyond the two positive individuals, have been negative. Additional test results are pending. Residents are […]