Outbreaks

• Outbreaks of diseases like monkeypox becoming more frequent, WHO warns

  Outbreaks of endemic diseases such as monkeypox and lassa fever are becoming more persistent and frequent, a World Health Organization official says, citing climate change.

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  Jun 1, 2022
  
• COVID-19: New Brunswick long-term care departmental resources ending April

  There are at least 65 long-term care facilities with COVID-19 outbreaks and the organizations representing the workers and homes say the departmental resources are ending.

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  Mar 18, 2022
  
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• COVID-19: HKPR reports 24 in hospital, 4 resolved outbreaks

  The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit reported another 89 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 to surpass 6,000 cumulative cases.

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  Jan 28, 2022
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• COVID-19: HKPR reports 23 hospitalized cases, new outbreak at Cobourg retirement home

  The province on Jan. 25 reported 265 COVID-19 cases among inmates at the Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay, Ont.

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  Jan 27, 2022
• COVID-19: HKPR reports 24 in hospital, new outbreaks at Cobourg hospital, Fenelon LTC

  A COVID-19 outbreak was declared Saturday on Unit 2A of Northumberland Hills Hospital in Cobourg.

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  Jan 24, 2022
• Manitoba records 23 new deaths, record high COVID-19 hospitalizations

  Manitoba has updated the number of hospitalizations due to COVID-19, hitting a record high of 716 — 51 more than the number registered on Friday.

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  Jan 24, 2022
• COVID-19: HKPR reports 2 deaths in Kawartha Lakes, 1 in Northumberland, active cases at 909

  Caressant Care Mary Street long-term care in Lindsay reported two residents deaths amid an ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.

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  Jan 17, 2022
• Manitoba records 20 new COVID-19 deaths since Saturday

  The province said there were 335 new hospitalizations and 37 new ICU cases last week -- a week-over-week increase of 40.2 and 85 per cent, respectively.

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  Jan 17, 2022
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• COVID-19: HKPR reaches 5,000 cases; 4 new hospitalized cases with under 1,100 active

  Of the 29 active COVID outbreaks, 15 of them are in either a long-term care home or retirement residence in the City of Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland and Haliburton counties.

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  Jan 14, 2022
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• COVID-19: HKPR reports 80th death, 1,171 active cases with 10 in hospital, 28 outbreaks

  Cases of COVID-19 continue to rise at a number of long-term care homes in Lindsay and at Warkworth Institution,.

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  Jan 11, 2022