HKPR

• COVID-19: 2nd outbreak declared at Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay; patient volumes high

  Ross Memorial on Thursday afternoon advised people with less urgent conditions to seek alternative options for care.

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  Aug 11
  
• COVID-19: HKPR reports 2 deaths, 8 hospitalizations; Cobourg, Lindsay hospitals among 14 outbreaks

  HKPR reports 6,268 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in 2022 and 10,040 total lab-confirmed cases since the pandemic was first declared

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  Aug 8
  
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• HKPR health unit issues warning after rabid bat found in home in City of Kawartha Lakes

  Environmental health manager Richard Ovcharovich says the incident is a reminder for people to take care around bats and ensure their pets have updated rabies vaccinations.

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  Jul 27
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• COVID-19: HKPR health unit reports 50th death in 2022; active cases, hospitalizations climb

  The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit reported 98 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 over the past week, according to data released on Wednesday morning.

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  Jul 27
• COVID-19: HKPR reports 4 new hospitalized cases, outbreaks at Kawartha Lakes long-term care, camp

  Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay reported three inpatients for COVID-19 as of noon on Wednesday. COVID-19 was not identified as the primary cause of admission in either case.

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  Jul 20
• COVID-19: HKPR reports death, 68 new cases and outbreak over past week

  The Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit reports a COVID-19 death in Minden Hills over the past seven days — the 49th death for the health unit in 2022.

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  Jul 13
• Health unit issues opioid overdose alert for City of Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland County

  The health unit says contributing factors for the overdoses may include people using alone or a potentially contaminated or poisoned drug supply.

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  Jul 12
• COVID-19: HKPR reports 50 new cases, outbreaks at 3 Haliburton County summer youth camps

  Since the end of June, COVID-19 outbreaks have been declared at three summer camps in Haliburton County.

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  Jul 6
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• COVID-19: HKPR reports 57 new cases, 1 new ICU admission over past 7 days

  The Haliburton, Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit reports 62 per cent of eligible residents have three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.

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  Jun 8
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• COVID-19: HKPR reports death in Kawartha Lakes, outbreak in Haliburton LTC; active cases drop

  Medical officer of health Dr. Natalie Bocking said the health unit is receiving 10 to 20 new lab-confirmed cases per day, down from up 100 per day at the peak of the Omicron wave.

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  Jun 1