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Below is a list of media releases sent out by the staff and programs at the Haldimand-Norfolk Unit.
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With daytime maximum temperatures expected to rise into the low 30s with a humidex values near 40 expected this afternoon, Environment and Climate Change Canada is issuing a Heat Warning for the residents and visitors of Haldimand and Norfolk counties. A Heat Warning is issued when two consecutive days are forecasted to have a daytime […]
Vaccine doses administered so far: 82,738 Number of people completely vaccinated: 19,277 Proportion of local population with at least one dose: 71% Proportion of local population fully vaccinated: 26% Status updates: To date, the Health Unit and its partners have administered over 82,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine. For the second week in a row, the […]
The Health Unit is pleased to report that over 70% of adults over the age of 18 have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine and over 20% of adults over the age of 18 are now fully vaccinated. In Haldimand and Norfolk, 98% of residents living in Long-term Care Homes (LTCH) are fully […]
Community Vaccine Update: June 15, 2021 Vaccine doses administered so far: 74,074 Number of people completely vaccinated: 14,584 Proportion of local population with at least one dose: 69.5% Proportion of local population fully vaccinated: 18.1% Status updates: To date, the Health Unit and its partners have administered over 74,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine. During the […]
Over the past few weeks, the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit has investigated a number of recent COVID-19 cases and their COVID-19 vaccine status. Promisingly, data shows that vaccines are successfully protecting residents from COVID-19. Of the most recent 200 cases, only 23 (11%) had received their first dose more than 14 days before their symptom onset […]