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Information on 73,000 Durham students breached in cybersecurity incident by News Staff Last Updated May 11, 2021 at 12:13 am EDT Facebook.com/Region of Durham The information of about 73,000 students may have been accessed during a "cybersecurity incident" Names of students, date of births, addresses, school locations, grades and class information may have been accessed The cybersecurity incident allegedly involved a third-party software provider used by Durham Regions Health Department The Dur...

Region lowers vaccine eligibility to to those 45 and older in hot spots Posted on April 30, 2021 by oshawaexpress in COVID-19, NEWS, REGION Durham residents aged 45 and older in hot spot areas are now eligible to book an appointment to receive their COVID-19 vaccine. The province announced they are expanding bookings for vaccine appointments to individuals 45 and older in designated hot spot communities in 13 public health units, including Durham Region Public Health. Appointments can be...

Region reporting seven new deaths in one week Regional chair, mayors urging residents to do their part to help stop the spread of the virus Posted on April 22, 2021 by oshawaexpress in COVID-19, NEWS, REGION There have sadly been seven new deaths this week due to COVID-19. Durham Region Health Department reported three new deaths on April 18, two on April 19, and another two on April 20. This comes as the region continues to see record numbers of COVID cases since the start of the pandem...

Region, Lakeridge urging residents to help stop the spread of COVID-19 Durham Region’s medical officer of health says situation is “troubling” Posted on April 20, 2021 by oshawaexpress in COVID-19, NEWS, REGION As cases continue to surge across the region and impact hospital capacity and resources, Durham Region’s top doctor and Lakeridge Health’s chief of staff are pleading with the community to do everything they can to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Durham Region Medical ...

Durham seeing record numbers of new COVID-19 cases Posted on April 14, 2021 by oshawaexpress in COVID-19, NEWS, REGION New daily cases of COVID-19 in Durham over the past week have been the largest since the start of the pandemic. Durham reported 259 new cases Wednesday, bringing the total to 2,073 active cases across the region. “Case and contact management continue to be key Health Department COVID-19 response activities to help control the spread of illness,” says Durham Region Me...

DDSB trustees advocate for immunization of teachers Posted on April 7, 2021 by oshawaexpress in COVID-19, EDUCATION, NEWS By Courtney Bachar/The Oshawa Express/LJI Reporter The Durham District School Board is calling on Durham Public Health to prioritize vaccinating teachers. The board passed a motion at a special board meeting Monday night following the standing committee for correspondence to be sent to Durham Region Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Kyle and Durham Public Health �...

Durham reaches vaccination milestone Posted on April 7, 2021 by oshawaexpress in COVID-19, NEWS, REGION Dorothy Nancarrow, a resident at Orchard Villa, was the first resident to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Durham. (Photo courtesy Lakeridge Health)accin More than 107,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Durham Region. As of April 4, 2021, Durham Region Health and Lakeridge Health have administered 106,052 vaccines at community and hospital clinics, and another 1...

All Durham long-term care residents receive COVID-19 vaccine Posted on February 16, 2021 by oshawaexpress in COVID-19, HEALTH, NEWS Dorothy Nancarrow, a resident at Orchard Villa, was the first resident to receive the vaccine. (Photo courtesy Lakeridge Health) All long-term care residents in Durham Region have now received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Durham Regional Chair John Henry says having long-term care residents protected means being one step closer to ending the fight aga...

COVID-19 vaccines coming to Oshawa Posted on December 22, 2020 by oshawaexpress in COVID-19, HEALTH, NEWS Lakeridge Health is on the list to receive some doses of the Pfizer vaccine. Ontario is expecting to receive up to 90,000 Pfizer-BioNTech doses from the federal government before the end of the year to continue vaccinating health care workers and essential caregivers working in hospitals, long-term care homes, retirement homes and other congregate settings caring for seniors. The pro...

Last Updated Thursday, December 17, 2020 3:48PM EST Ontario Premier Doug Ford appeared receptive Thursday to the idea that a widespread lockdown is needed to stop the alarming rise in COVID-19 infection across the province, suggesting the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area could be targeted. Repeating five times in 15 minutes that he would not hesitate to act and that “everything is on the table,” Ford remarked that the GTA and Hamilton area appears to be generating the li...