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Dr.Klassen urging everyone to follow the rules around COVID-19 this long weekend SHARE ON: (Image supplied). Huron Perth’s Medical Officer of Health is urging everyone not to be complacent with another long weekend on the horizon. While 47.2 per cent of adults in Huron Perth have now received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, Dr. Miriam Klassen says we aren’t out of the woods yet and things could easily spiral into a spike of cases again. She says we are getting close to the end but we aren�...

Author of the article: Chris Montanini Publishing date: May 13, 2021  •  1 hour ago  •  1 minute read  •  Article content Huron Perth public health reported another COVID-related death Thursday, the third in less than two weeks this month. The new death brings the region’s pandemic total to 55. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. A relatively quiet third wave in Huron-Perth has suddenly taken a sharp turn in May.  The health unit repo...

Huron Perth public health reported 32 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on May 10, a weekend spike that’s helped pushed the region’s number of active cases…

WINGHAM, ONT. -- After weeks of near zero cases, Huron-Perth has joined the third wave. Thirty-two new cases were reported over the weekend, bringing the total number of active cases to 70. Active cases haven’t been that high in Huron-Perth since the end of the 2nd wave. Of those 70 active cases, 45 are variants of concern. The health unit says this surge in cases in largely due to workplace outbreaks, leading to household spread, along with social interactions. There are currently thre...

Exeter, ON, Canada / 90.5 Exeter Today May 11, 2021 | 6:34 AM There has been a rise in the number of COVID cases in the past few days and Huron Perth is advising residents that more people can now sign up for the vaccine. 32 new positive cases were added over the weekend….There are currently 70 active cases in the region, 45 of which are considered to be variants of concern. The province announced additional groups will be eligible for vaccine this week. Beginning today (May11), individuals w...

Article content Fatal opioid overdoses have recently skyrocketed in Ontario, a pre-pandemic trend many experts believe is now being made worse by the isolating nature of public-health measures meant to stop the spread of COVID-19. Nearly 2,500 people died in the province in 2020, according to a report from the Office of the Chief Coroner, an increase of 60 per cent compared to 2019. Rural areas such as Huron and Perth counties aren’t immune to the problem; eight people died in the region last...

The Grey Bruce Health Unit is reporting 8 new cases of COVID-19. 3 were in West Grey, 2 in Owen Sound, 2 in Kincardine and 1 in South Bruce. The number of confirmed cases now sits at 1251..including 308 cases of variants of concern..20 of which are active…. There are currently 40 active cases overall….. 1205 resolved cases. 3 people remain hospitalized in Grey Bruce. In Huron Perth, there was a spike of 32 new cases with 12 in South Huron. 4 were in North Huron and 3 in Howick Township. The...

Local Public Health booking vaccine appointments into June SHARE ON: Vaccine (Photo: First Nations Health Authority/Twitter) Don’t get too excited if you were one of the groups the province says can now get a vaccine. In Huron Perth, Public Health says it is already booking appointments into June. Yesterday, the province announced people over 40, high-risk individuals and workers in restaurants, grocery stores, and in the transportation industry can begin booking appointments this week.  Bu...

Article content Huron Perth public health reported 32 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Monday, a weekend spike that’s helped pushed the region’s number of active cases towards its highest point during the pandemic’s third wave. The majority of the cases, 22, are being reported in Huron County, including 12 in South Huron. The health unit also reported six in Stratford, three in North Perth and one in St. Marys. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser...

Article content A Stratford doctor who’s pitching in to help treat COVID-19 patients at one of the hardest-hit hospitals in the province is urging people in the Stratford area to comply with public health measures and get vaccinated. “Get that first vaccination as soon as possible,” anesthesiologist Collan Simmons said. “All the patients I saw (at Brampton Civic Hospital) were unvaccinated, and some of them would have already qualified for their vaccination. Even a single dose will basi...