Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph

• Cases of chlamydia and syphilis are up, other STIs down: health unit

  Associate medical officer of health says people don't have to show symptoms to have STIs.

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  May 5, 2024
  
• Report reveals Guelph, Wellington and Dufferin have low death rates from opioid use

  WDG had 23 opioid-related deaths in the first half of 2022. That puts the area 27th among the 34 public health units in Ontario.

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  Nov 30, 2022
  
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• Guelph’s top doc to lift own mask mandate put in place months before provincewide policy

  Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health was the first in Ontario to mandate face coverings in all indoor public settings in June 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

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  Mar 9, 2022
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• 12,000 Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph students behind on immunization schedule: public health

  Public health said it is hosting vaccination clinics at its offices and in schools in an effort to get students caught up on their immunizations.

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  Mar 7, 2022
• 13 patients in Guelph hospital with COVID-19, 1 active outbreak in the city

  Across Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph, public health reports 18 people are in the hospital with COVID-19, including three in an intensive care unit.

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  Feb 17, 2022
• 13 patients in Guelph hospital with COVID-19, 2 active outbreaks in the city

  Across Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph, public health reports 20 people are in the hospital with COVID-19, including four in an intensive care unit.

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  Feb 15, 2022
• 14 patients in Guelph hospital with COVID-19, 2 active outbreaks in the city

  In Guelph, public health data shows 88.5 per cent of all eligible residents are fully vaccinated and 63.2 per cent of adults over 18 have received a booster.

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  Feb 14, 2022
• Guelph down to 11 hospital patients with COVID-19, 2 active outbreaks

  Since Feb. 1, the number of patients with COVID-19 at Guelph General Hospital has dropped by 17, while the number of staff members who are away has dropped by 13.

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  Feb 11, 2022
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• 28 people with COVID-19 in Guelph hospital, 6 outbreaks in the city

  There are nine active COVID-19 outbreaks in Guelph and Wellington County health facilities. At least five fatal cases are linked to these outbreaks.

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  Feb 2, 2022
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• 28 people with COVID-19 in Guelph hospital, 3 outbreaks in the city

  Across Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph, public health reports 38 people are in the hospital with COVID-19, including 10 in an intensive care unit.

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  Feb 1, 2022