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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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UPDATE (Nov. 4, 2021) The outbreak at Perth Road Public School, which was declared on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021 is now at six cases. Original article: Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Perth Road Public School in South Frontenac. The outbreak, which
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A number of employees at the Loblaws in the Kingston Centre are currently self-isolating after a staff member at the location tested positive for COVID-19. According to Loblaw Public Relations, the company has been working with KFL&A Public Health and has taken “a number of steps to minimize risk, including
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The Limestone District School Board (LDSB) has disclosed that a staff member at Loyalist Collegiate and Vocational Institute (LCVI) tested positive for COVID-19. According to a press release sent out by the Board on Thursday, Apr. 15, 2021, Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health has been notified of
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The Tim Hortons location at 450 Gardiners Road has been temporarily closed after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. The location closed on Monday, Apr. 12, 2021, and placed a sign on their window indicating the closure is “due to the evolving health situation.” “The team member and those
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Update (Thursday, Apr. 1, 2021):According to the Limestone District School Board (LDSB), KFL&A Public Health’s investigation has shown “no further risk to the larger school population at Centreville Public School. The school will reopen on Tuesday, Apr. 6, 2021, the Board relayed in a press release on Thursday, Apr. 1,
Read more Another member of the Limestone District School Board (LDSB) community has tested positive for COVID-19, according to the board. LDSB issued a press release on Wednesday, Mar. 17, 2021 indicating that a staff member in the board’s Elementary Virtual School had tested positive for COVID-19 the same day. “The individual
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The Lowe’s location in Kingston’s west end is urging recent customers to monitor their symptoms after confirming that a staff member there tested positive for COVID-19. According to Lowe’s Canada, the company was informed of the positive case among its staff at the 1035 Gardiners Road location on Wednesday, Dec.
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Two Public Health Units have come forward to inform the public of an outbreak in COVID-19 cases in Gananoque. Dr. Paula Stewart, Medical Officer of Health for Leeds, Grenville and Lanark (LGL) District Health Unit, and Dr. Kieran Moore, Medical Officer of Health for Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A)
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