Covid 19 Kingston

• Kingston’s Providence Care hospitals to continue COVID-19 measures

  Despite Ontario's easing of COVID mandates, Providence Care sites in Kingston will still require proof of vaccination, main entrance screening, masking and physical distancing.

  Health

  Mar 18, 2022
  
• COVID-19 cases up slightly in KFL&A but hospitalization numbers are reassuring: Oglaza

  As pandemic restrictions ease across the province, the KFL&A region has seen a slight increase in COVID-19 activity over the past six weeks.

  Health

  Mar 2, 2022
  
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• COVID-19: Oglaza says end of Omicron wave could signal endemic

  KFL&A Public Health's Medical Officer of Health says that based on data collected from wastewater, COVID-19 cases have decreased or stabilized as have hospitalization rates.

  Health

  Jan 19, 2022
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• Oglaza: COVID-19 may be stabilizing in KFL&A, vaccination numbers strong

  Oglaza says early evidence suggests COVID-19 may be stabilizing in the region, as are the positivity rate and hospitalization numbers.

  Health

  Jan 12, 2022
• COVID-19 outbreak declared at Kingston General Hospital’s Connell 3 unit

  Kingston Health Sciences Centre has declared an outbreak of COVID-19 a Kingston General Hospital's Connell 3 unit. Two patients have tested positive. 

  Health

  Jan 11, 2022
• COVID-19: 1 new hospitalization in KFL&A, 60 new ‘high risk’ cases

  Along with only reporting 'high-risk' cases, the health unit has discontinued reporting variants of concern as Omicron has become the dominant strain.

  Health

  Jan 10, 2022
• City of Kingston to offer emergency child care

  The emergency childcare is offered by the Ministry of Education for those whose regular services have been closed under the current provincial health measures.

  Canada

  Jan 6, 2022
• 291 new COVID-19 cases in Kingston, active infections at 1,867

  Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Public Health recorded 291 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing active infections to 1,867.

  Health

  Dec 30, 2021
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• KFL&A Public Health will focus on hospitalizations, not case counts, as true COVID-19 metric

  Medical officer of health Dr. Piotr Oglaza says hospitalizations and ICU admissions will become the most important metric when measuring the impact of COVID-19 in the region.

  Canada

  Dec 30, 2021
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• Kingston, Ont. records 239 new COVID-19 cases, active cases at 1,786

  The health unit confirms there are 239 new infections and 1,786 active cases — both record highs for the region. The highest increase per age group came from the 18-to-29 range.

  Canada

  Dec 29, 2021