KINGSTON -- Kingston, Ont. resident Terry McLaughlin says throughout the pandemic, he has felt the Limestone City is a safe place to live. "I feel safe in Kingston because the people I hang around with we don’t see each other very often, but we do know enough and we are very careful when we get together, we socially distance," McLaughlin explained during an interview with CTV News Ottawa. The Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington Health Region (KFL&A) hit a milestone this week, officially surpassing 1,000 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic. This comes as local public health continues to ramp up vaccinations.