Peterborough Public Health reports record number of deaths related to suspected opioid overdoses in 2021
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Peterborough Public Health reports record number of deaths related to suspected opioid overdoses in 2021
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Peterborough Public Health reports record number of deaths related to suspected opioid overdoses in 2021
Description
January 13, 2022
Peterborough’s Medical Officer of Health Dr. Thomas Piggott has revealed that since March of 2020, for every one person who has died from COVID-19, three have died from a suspected overdose. The opioid crisis is a pandemic within itself, and community partners are demanding change.
Tricia Mason has the story….
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Peterborough Public Health reports record number of deaths related to suspected opioid overdoses in 202102:32 | January 13, 2022 -
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Lakelands Public Health online tool to track respiratory illness cases in Peterborough area02:26 | October 31, 2025 -
Legault upset after Ford extends invitation to Quebec doctors02:08 | October 29, 2025
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Ford tells Quebec doctors to call him as some look to leave over compensation dispute01:33 | October 29, 2025 -
Paddock Wood bed-based addiction treatment site opens in Peterborough01:39 | October 24, 2025 -
New community health outreach vehicle to increase access to primary care in Peterborough area01:36 | October 15, 2025 -
Peterborough Community Health Centre officially open its doors01:25 | October 8, 2025 -
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Health Matters: Ontario to offer RSV vaccines to all seniors over 75 starting this fall02:11 | August 28, 2025 -
Ontario food manufacturer’s cooling tower likely source of deadly legionnaires’ outbreak02:02 | August 27, 2025 -
Community fridge in Peterborough helps tackle food insecurity02:20 | August 19, 2025 -
Report recommends fewer patients per nurse to help Ontario healthcare02:29 | August 18, 2025 -
“Seniors for Seniors” program brings artists to long-term care homes in Kawartha Lakes02:37 | August 1, 2025 -
Health Matters: Measles cases taper off in Ont., rise in NS01:49 | July 25, 2025 -
West Nile virus detected in dead crows found in Northumberland County00:33 | July 18, 2025 -
Beach closures issued in Peterborough area02:08 | July 18, 2025
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Peterborough Public Health reports record number of deaths related to suspected opioid overdoses in 202102:32 | January 13, 2022
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Flu, COVID-19 cases climb in Peterborough area as ICU visits to hospital increase02:05 | December 18, 2025
-
Stressed out for the holidays? You’re not alone02:08 | December 16, 2025
-
Peterborough Regional Health Centre marks opening of donor-funded, upgraded interventional radiology suites01:20 | December 9, 2025
-
Union concerned about contraband, overdoses in Ontario jails00:46 | December 8, 2025
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Peterborough marks World AIDS Day02:26 | December 5, 2025
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Survivors, advocates call on Ontario to allow restorative justice in sexual violence cases02:15 | November 27, 2025
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-
Lakelands Public Health online tool to track respiratory illness cases in Peterborough area02:26 | October 31, 2025
-
Legault upset after Ford extends invitation to Quebec doctors02:08 | October 29, 2025
-
Concussion Awareness Summit in Peterborough focuses on management, recovery02:17 | October 29, 2025
-
Ford tells Quebec doctors to call him as some look to leave over compensation dispute01:33 | October 29, 2025
-
Paddock Wood bed-based addiction treatment site opens in Peterborough01:39 | October 24, 2025
-
New community health outreach vehicle to increase access to primary care in Peterborough area01:36 | October 15, 2025
-
Peterborough Community Health Centre officially open its doors01:25 | October 8, 2025
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Health Matters: Ontario hospitals ask for an additional $1.1B in funding02:19 | October 8, 2025
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London Health Sciences Centre clinical trial targets kidney cancer with internal radiation01:30 | October 5, 2025
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-
Ontario funds additional mobile crisis response teams for Peterborough area01:46 | September 26, 2025
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Health Matters: Ontario starting COVID-19 vaccinations02:46 | September 22, 2025
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Ground broken in Peterborough for new 224-bed long-term care home at Trent University Symons campus01:56 | September 10, 2025
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Ontario food manufacturer’s cooling tower likely source of deadly legionnaires’ outbreak02:02 | August 27, 2025
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-
Report recommends fewer patients per nurse to help Ontario healthcare02:29 | August 18, 2025
-
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Health Matters: Measles cases taper off in Ont., rise in NS01:49 | July 25, 2025
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Beach closures issued in Peterborough area02:08 | July 18, 2025
Peterborough Public Health reports record number of deaths related to suspected opioid overdoses in 2021
Description
January 13, 2022
Peterborough’s Medical Officer of Health Dr. Thomas Piggott has revealed that since March of 2020, for every one person who has died from COVID-19, three have died from a suspected overdose. The opioid crisis is a pandemic within itself, and community partners are demanding change.
Tricia Mason has the story….
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