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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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April 26, 2020, Simcoe, ON – Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit staff have declared an outbreak of COVID-19 at Caressant Care Courtland long-term care facility. One staff member has tested positive. This staff member is not working at the facility and is currently in self-isolation at home. All residents and staff will be tested. There are no residents […]
April 24, 2020, Simcoe, ON – Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit staff have declared an outbreak of COVID-19 at Parkview Meadows long-term care facility in Townsend. As of April 24, two staff members have tested positive for the disease. These staff members are not working at the facility and are currently in self-isolation at home. All residents […]
April 22, 2020, Simcoe, ON – Haldimand-Norfolk Medical Officer of Health Dr. Shanker Nesathurai issued the following statement today, in light of provincial modelling suggesting Ontario may have reached a peak in COVID-19 cases: “Recent provincial government modelling suggests that cases of COVID-19 may have peaked in Ontario. If that is the case, then this […]
April 11, 2020, Simcoe, ON – The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit, in collaboration with Anson Place staff, continue to take steps to contain the COVID-19 outbreak. Anson place is a both a long-term care facility and retirement home. As of April 11, the facility reported that 51 of its residents had tested positive for COVID-19. Thirteen […]
April 9, 2020, Simcoe, ON – Haldimand-Norfolk Medical Officer of Health Dr. Shanker Nesathurai issued the following statement today, on the importance of continuing COVID-19 containment measures such as physical distancing as the long weekend approaches: “These are extraordinary times. Nearly every aspect of our lives has changed and that change has been challenging, to […]