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Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) has declared a COVID-19 outbreak on the Connell 3 unit of the Kingston General Hospital (KGH) site after two patients and two staff members tested positive for the virus. The Kidd 6 and Davies 5 units remain in outbreak status with no admissions or visitors
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Providence Care has declared a COVID-19 outbreak on Sydenham 5, a resident home area at Providence Manor, after residents tested positive for the virus. The outbreak was declared after 6 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, after three residents tested positive during routine testing on the same date. Sydenham 5
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Correctional Service Canada (CSC) announced on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, that four inmates at Millhaven Institution have tested positive for COVID-19. In-person visits to the correctional facility are temporarily suspended. “We are closely monitoring the situation, and measures are in place to minimize the spread of the virus within the
Read more Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at its Kingston General Hospital (KGH) site involving two new cases of the virus. KHSC made the announcement just after 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022, noting that the outbreak is on the Davies 5 unit at KGH. Currently,
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Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Rideaucrest Home, a long-term care home in downtown Kingston. The outbreak was officially declared on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, and there are currently two active cases of the virus associated with the outbreak – one of
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A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School, an elementary school in Kingston’s north end. The outbreak was declared on Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, and involves four cases, according to data from both KFL&A Public Health. It is unclear when the cases were detected, as
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Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School, where there are currently three active cases of the virus. The outbreak was officially declared on Friday, Dec. 17, 2021, according to data from Public Health. The Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic
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With three active cases of COVID-19 among students there, an outbreak has been declared at Truedell Public School, according to Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health. While the the Limestone District School Board (LDSB) does not currently list the cases at Truedell Public School as an outbreak, the
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Update and clarification (Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021) Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health has now provided clarification with regard to the discrepancies surrounding the number of cases involved in the current COVID-19 outbreaks at Ongwanada community residences. According to KFL&A Public Health, the “not specified” populations referred to
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With three outbreaks declared and added to the list today, there are now currently five residence buildings on Queen’s University campus that are currently experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks. This comes two days after announcing an outbreak among its varsity sports community, and at the same time over 4,500 students have signed
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Queen’s University has suspended all varsity training until further notice after a COVID-19 outbreak was declared among those participating in varsity sports at the University. The outbreak was declared on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. The University said that the outbreak is “not directly related to sports competition or on-campus facilities.”
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Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health have declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Storrington Public School, located in Battersea, South Frontenac. While the outbreak was officially declared on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, according to KFL&A Public Health data, it was not listed on KFL&A Public Health’s COVID-19 dashboard until
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