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The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit reported eight new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend and four resolved.
The new cases include two in Nipissing District and six in Parry Sound District, while the resolved cases include one in Nipissing District and three in Parry Sound District.
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The change brings the number of active cases up to 32 from 28 Friday. Four cases currently are in Nipissing District, while the majority, or 28, are in Parry Sound District. Each district has one person in hospital.
COVID-19; Six cases from Parry Sound over weekend, health unit confirms May 3rd community outbreak at Henvey Inlet First Nation
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The local health unit reported six new cases of COVID-19 and three recoveries from the District of Parry Sound over the weekend.
As of this morning, 28 cases remain active from Parry Sound including one admitted to the hospital over the weekend.
In addition, five more previously reported cases from Parry Sound screened positive for the B.1.1.7 variant originally found in the UK.
In an email response sent this morning(Monday), the health unit said last Monday a COVID-19 outbreak was declared by Henvey Inlet First Nation community.
Column: A tale of three cities and an island
Author of the article: Dr. Peter Zalan
Publishing date: May 06, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 4 minute read •
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Ontario is in trouble. Too many patients need hospital care. Hence a provincial emergency order now permits the transfer of hospitalized patients to another hospital without necessarily obtaining consent.
This was followed by a new provincial transfer protocol to allow for the transfer of hospital patients to a long-term care or retirement home not of their choosing, without having to obtain the consent of the patient or their substitute decision-maker.
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The increase in the number of opioid-related deaths in 2020 compared to 2019 in Nipissing and Parry Sound districts is among the highest in the province, according to unpublished provincial figures.
Only two public health districts in the province showed a larger percentage increase over the two years than the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit’s 168 per cent increase.
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The provincial average was 60 per cent, a report from the Office of the Chief Coroner obtained Thursday by The London Free Press says.
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Parents of children enrolled with the Near North District School Board will have a few weeks to decide whether their child or children will continue to learn online in September.
In a board email obtained by The Nugget Thursday, parents were advised to “give thought to how they would like their children to attend school” in the coming academic year.
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“You will be asked to choose an option in the coming weeks,” the email says. “Please be advised that in order to staff schools and provide consistency to students throughout our system, there may be limited flexibility to switch between remote and in-class learning throughout the year.”