TORONTO The Ontario government is implementing a province-wide lockdown by the end of December, but the length of time each region will be under the new restrictions will vary. The lockdown will begin at 12:01 a.m. on Dec. 26 and will last for 28 days in the southern portions of the province and 14 days in the northern parts. The province-wide lockdown will look similar to the shutdown back in March, with only essential businesses allowed to remain open. Here is the breakdown of how long each region is expected to be in lockdown.
Regions with a 28-day lockdown Brant County Health Unit
3 in Tyendinaga and Deseronto
1 in Central Hastings
Staff note that three people are in hospital.
Public Health is reporting that the seven-day case count per 100,000 people is down to 16.
Meanwhile, the number of new cases identified in Northumberland County continues to grow.
Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit is reporting five new cases, while four people have recovered.
The total number of active COVID-19 cases in the county is at 45.
Both regions remain in the yellow zone under the province’s COVID-19 Response Framework.
The province says that Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox, and Addington Public Health will be moving up to the orange level on Monday.
TORONTO The Ontario government has updated its list of where each of the province s 34 public health units is placed in its colour-coded COVID-19 framework. The tiered system, which was originally announced on Nov. 3, outlines the criteria for when to impose stricter public health measures, including and closure of non-essential businesses. The five categories include prevent (green), protect (yellow), restrict (orange), control (red) and lockdown (grey).
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December is usually a busy month for the Central Food Network, but its Executive Director Tina Jackson says the need will be even greater this year because of the COVID 19 pandemic.
The Central Food Network operates food banks in Wilberforce and Cardiff.
Jackson says she expects a 10-percent increase in new clients this month. Of that, she says a lot of those people are vulnerable to the virus.
The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR) says demand is still rising during the pandemic’s second wave, meaning the need for food at food banks is increasing as well.
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