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Below is a list of media releases sent out by the staff and programs at the Haldimand-Norfolk Unit.
Norfolk General Hospital and the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit have completed the first round of vaccinations for area long-term care residents and staff. Health Unit nurses, members of the Delhi and Haldimand Family Health Teams, and paramedics from both Haldimand and Norfolk delivered the vaccinations as part of the first phase of the region’s vaccination […]
Norfolk General Hospital and the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit have received the first shipment of the Health Canada-approved Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. According to the prioritization framework determined by the province, vaccinations will first be provided to those most at risk: residents of long-term care facilities and health care providers who are working in higher risk settings. […]
January 2, 2021 – The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Edgewater Gardens long-term care facility and a Norfolk Association for Community Living facility. One staff member has tested positive for COVID-19 at each location. The Health Unit is working with both facilities to institute a public health management plan.
Dec. 31, 2020 – The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit has confirmed the death of a resident due to COVID-19. The resident had been living in the community prior to hospitalization. In the interests of privacy, no further details about the individual can be made available at this time. The Health Unit has also declared COVID-19 outbreaks […]
Health and Social Services General Manager Marlene Miranda has accepted a new position as the City of Brantford’s General Manager of Community Services and Social Development. “This was a very difficult decision for me to make,” says Miranda. “Norfolk County is my home, and I consider it a great privilege to have been able to […]