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Author of the article: Meghan Balogh
Publishing date: Jan 13, 2021 • January 13, 2021 • 3 minute read Dr. Kieran Moore, medical officer of health for Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Public Health. Photo by Steph Crosier /The Whig-Standard
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Kingston region’s medical officer of health is encouraging local residents not to “become complacent” despite the Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington area’s stable rates of COVID-19.
The written statement was released in response to the steady and “alarming” increase in COVID-19 cases across Ontario in recent weeks, leading to a second declared state of emergency in the province, which comes into effect on Thursday at 12:01 a.m. and will be in place until at least Feb. 11.