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The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit reported six new cases of COVID-19 New Year’s Eve and seven more that are resolved.
The new cases include three each in Nipissing and Parry Sound districts.
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The health unit does not specify which district each individual case resides.
However, the new cases involve one person between 40 and 59 years of age who came into close contact with a case, as well as five people between 20 and 39 years of age, two of whom were exposed to COVID-19 through community transmission, two through close contact with a case and one from travel outside of the province.
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The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit reported one new COVID-19 case Wednesday that is already resolved.
The new case – the region’s 126th – from Parry Sound District involves a person between 20 and 39 years of age who was exposed to COVID-19 through community transmission.
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The region also saw its active case numbers drop to 10 from 18 Tuesday.
Of the 10 active cases, there are five each in Nipissing and Parry Sound districts. One person in Parry Sound District is in hospital.
There have now been 68 cases in Nipissing District since the pandemic began and 58 in Parry Sound District, including one death.
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The cases include two in Nipissing District and one in Parry Sound District.
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The individuals represent the region’s 123rd, 124th and 125th cases.
They are described as one person 19 years of age or younger who was exposed to COVID-19 through close contact with a case, one person between 20 and 39 years of age who was exposed through community transmission, and another person between 40 and 59 years of age who came into close contact with a case. All three are isolating at home.
The health unit does not specify in which district each individual case resides.
Health Unit issues Class Order
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The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit’s Medical Officer of Health Jim Chirico has made the important decision to issue a Class Order under Section 22 of the
Health Protection and Promotion Act.
The Order is effective immediately and will remain in effect until Chirico determines the Order is no longer required.
The Order enables North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit to enforce self-isolation requirements for the group of individuals to whom it applies.
UPDATE: Legal action a “last resort” for Health Unit under Class Order
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The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit is looking at legal action as a last resort while enforcing isolation rules under the recently-issued Class Order.
Last week, the Health Unit issued a class order under Section 22 of the Health Protection and Promotion Act. The order serves as a legal tool to allow the Health Unit to further enforce isolation rules for COVID-19.
The Health Unit says it will work towards helping people understand why they have to isolate before police get involved.