COVID-19 outbreak declared at Guelph Police Service
An outbreak of COVID-19 has been declared at the Guelph Police Service. Meanwhile, the Waterloo Regional Police Service says 11 of its sworn and civilian members have tested positive for COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic.
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Posted: Jan 07, 2021 3:17 PM ET | Last Updated: January 7
The Waterloo Regional Police Service says 11 of its sworn and civilian members have tested positive for COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic. The news comes as the Guelph Police Service announced an outbreak involving four members.(Kate Bueckert/CBC)
KITCHENER Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health’s top doctor announced Thursday that she had instructed school boards and private schools to extend online-only learning. Before the holidays, the Ontario government announced that schools would stay closed beyond their normal holiday break, with students instead switching to distance learning after the holiday. Elementary students in southern Ontario were originally supposed to return to class on Jan. 11, with secondary students due back in class on Jan. 25. “The importance of in-class education on the overall health, well-being and development of our children remains the foundation of our education system,” said Dr. Mercer in a news release.
KITCHENER The first patient in the Guelph area has received a COVID-19 vaccine. Sarah Ricci was the first patient to get the shot. She’s the programs manager at Shelburne Long-Term Care north of Orangeville, which had one of the region’s worst COVID-19 outbreaks during the first wave of the pandemic. I feel great, happy to be here, she said. In total, 56 residents and 20 staff members contracted the disease. Twenty people died. Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health nurse Andrea Bothwell administered the first shot on Wednesday morning. Public health staff were familiarizing themselves with the process, which is different from other vaccines.
Orangeville, ON, Canada / 101.5 Orangeville Today
Jan 6, 2021 2:25 PM
Public health nurse, Andrea Bothwell administers first Pfizer vaccine to Shelburne Long Term Care Home worker, Sarah Ricci (Jan. 6 2021)
A Shelburne Long Term Care Home worker was the first person in the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health region to be inoculated against COVID-19.
As a staffer in one of Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph’s hardest hit facilities, Sarah Ricci says she was excited to be the first.
Administering her shot was public health nurse, Andrea Bothwell, who breathed a sigh of relief when asked how she felt about inoculating her first patient after what she described as a grueling year on the front lines.