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When the Board of Health (BOH) for Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) convened virtually for their first meeting of the new year on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, the status of COVID-19 in the region was, unsurprisingly, the focal point or the strong undercurrent of most topics of discussion. Omicron in
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The COVID-19 news is positive this week: data indicators suggest that COVID-19 activity in the region has plateaued, explained a hopeful Dr. Piotr Oglaza, Medical Officer of Health (MOH) for Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health, during his weekly update to the press on Wednesday, Jan 19, 2022.
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Environment Canada has issued an Extreme Cold Warning for Tamworth, Sydenham, and South Frontenac, with a prolonged period of very cold wind chills expected. Environment Canada is forecasting that wind chill values will near minus 30, with minimum temperatures near minus 20 degrees Celsius, on Thursday morning and then again
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The Limestone District School Board is currently putting together a letter outlining added Public Health measures that will provide necessary extra layers of support to ensure safe school communities. At the regular Limestone District School Board (LDSB) meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, a motion was passed directing Board Chair
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The Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington region has recorded another death due to COVID-19, bringing the total number of local deaths from the virus to 23. According to provincial data, the deceased was a male in his 60s. Contact tracing has not been able to determine the method of transmission
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The first Kingston area death from the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is a sobering reminder of how our collective behaviour impacts vulnerable members of the community — This was one of the main messages of the COVID-19 update today, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, from Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public
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After weeks of reaching unpleasant milestones in the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) region has just passed a significant milestone that is actually cause for celebration. As of Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, more than 50,000 residents in KFL&A have received their third dose of COVID-19 vaccine,
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Cars filled the eight lanes of improvised line-ups to receive COVID-19 booster shots on the morning and afternoon of Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021 at the St. Lawrence College parking lot. Key organizer Dr. Elaine Ma was delighted to see the high turnout. “We are in a place where we all
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The Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) region continues to experience record-setting daily numbers of new COVID-19 cases, today reporting the highest ever case rate reported by any Public Health Unit in Canada since the pandemic began. “This,” said Dr. Piotr Oglaza, Medical Officer of Health (MOH) for KFL&A Public
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As the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) region continues to experience record-setting daily numbers of new COVID-19 cases, the region’s Medical Officer of Health (MOH) has announced new – or reinstated – restrictions. On Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, Dr. Piotr Oglaza, MOH for KFL&A Public Health, issued a Letter
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Dr. Piotr Oglaza, Medical Officer of Health for Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health, has issued the first of two Letters of Instruction regarding new COVID-19 guidelines for the region expected this week. The first, a “Letter of Instruction to Protect the Public from COVID-19,” was issued on
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The Honourable Justice Graeme Mew of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has released his written reasons for endorsing a Section 22 Order for violation of the Reopening Ontario Act (ROA) made under the Health Protection and Promotion Act against J.A.K.K. Tuesdays Sports Pub owner, Kelly Hale. Mew also ordered
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