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• Ontario reports over 1,000 deaths from COVID in January; top doc points to Delta

  Dr. Kieran Moore said officials are trying to ascertain what factors are causing so many Ontarians to die, including whether Delta or Omicron or a combination of the two.

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• Omicron now outpacing Delta as globally dominant COVID-19 strain, WHO says

  In the weekly report issued Tuesday night, the WHO said there were about 15 million new COVID-19 cases last week and more than 43,000 deaths.

  World

  Jan 12
  
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• COVID-19: 1 new death, 1 hospitalization in KFL&A

  KFL&A Public Health has recorded its 23rd COVID-19-related death. The health unit is also reporting one new hospitalization and one discharged patient. 

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  Jan 5
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• COVID-19: Oglaza ‘cautiously optimistic’ KFL&A has turned a corner in Omicron wave

  KFL&A Public Health's medical officer of health says he is cautiously optimistic the region has turned a corner in the Omicron wave of COVID-19.

  Health

  Jan 5
• ‘Dear town council’: Young girl’s letter inspires new crosswalk in Delta, B.C.

  A crosswalk was built on Central Avenue in Delta, B.C. last month thanks to the hard work of a six-year-old resident named Arianne Dieleman.

  Features

  Jan 4
• Sask. NDP criticizes province for going “silent” in middle of Saskatchewan’s Omicron surge

  The NDP is urging the Saskatchewan government to continue to provide daily detailed COVID case information in the lead up to kids going back to school.

  Health

  Jan 2
• 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
• Omicron is less severe than Delta Ontario study suggests as COVID cases rise across Canada

  In the study, Public Health Ontario compared Omicron cases with symptoms with Delta cases and found that the risk of hospitalization or death was 54 per cent lower with Omicron.

  Health

  Dec 30, 2021
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• Omicron infection may enhance immunity against Delta variant, study suggests

  The study, which has not been peer-reviewed, found that people who were infected with Omicron developed enhanced immunity to the Delta variant of COVID-19.

  Health

  Dec 28, 2021
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• 189 new COVID-19 cases in KFL&A, 1,657 active

  The Kingston region continues to see a steady rise in the number of COVID-19 cases as KFL&A Public Health reported 189 new cases on Friday.

  Canada

  Dec 24, 2021