December 23, 2020 · 0 Comments
By: Paula Brown
Headwaters Health Care Centre has reported the death of two patients who tested positive for COVID-19, as the local hospital continues to face an outbreak of the virus.
Three patients in the medical in-patient unit (F-wing) of the hospital had tested positive for COVID-19, according to Headwaters press release last Friday (Dec. 18).
Two patients, one with hospital acquired COVID-19, and another who acquired he virus in the community have also died.
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) reported two deaths related to COVID-19 in Dufferin County last week. WDGPH communications specialist Danny Williamson said that the individuals were a 56 year-old man and a 90 year-old man.
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2,408 new COVID-19 cases reported in Ontario today, along with 41 more deaths linked to the virus.
The case count is the second-highest on a single day since the pandemic began.
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health announced 62 new cases and 306 active ones.
There are 9 new cases in Dufferin and 53 active cases.
KITCHENER About a year ago, the first murmurs were heard of a mysterious illness spreading in the Chinese city of Wuhan. By January of 2020, the first case of COVID-19 had reached Canada. Two months later, Waterloo Region identified its first case after two people had returned from Italy. What followed next would be nine months of illness and heartbreak, but also resilience and hope. Here is a look back at 2020 and how COVID-19 has shaped our lives this year.
MARCH
March 3: After making headlines around the globe for weeks, COVID-19 finally reached Waterloo Region after the region’s first case returned from a trip to Italy.
Cargill to idle Canadian meat plant after COVID cases
Isis Almeida and Marcy Nicholson, Bloomberg News Signage is displayed outside the Cargill Inc. meat plant in Chambly, Quebec, Canada, on Monday, May 11, 2020. The case-ready facility for beef, pork, chicken and sausage has shut down as the company is âconcerned about the number of cases in the community and among our employees,â according to a May 9 statement. Photographer: Christinne Muschi/Bloomberg , Bloomberg
Cargill Inc. is temporarily shutting down its beef processing plant in the Canadian province of Ontario after some employees tested positive for Covid-19.
âAs we continue to prioritize the health and safety of Cargill employees, we have decided to temporarily idle our Guelph protein facility,â Jon Nash, Cargill Proteinâs North American leader, said Thursday in an emailed statement. âOur focus now is on continuing to keep our employees s
Cargill announces temporary shutdown at meat processing plant in Guelph after COVID-19 outbreak
A Cargill meat processing plant in Guelph will temporarily shut down after a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility. Public health reported on Thursday that 82 employees have tested positive for the virus.
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