Health

Lab error may have created inaccurate local COVID-19 results

Residents and staff from two long-term care homes are going to be retested after the local health unit was notified… Continue reading “Lab error may have created inaccurate local COVID-19 results”

Lindsay Agricultural Society facing tough decisions about 2020 LEX  

The arrival of COVID-19 has become the elephant in the room for organizations worldwide looking to hold large scale public… Continue reading “Lindsay Agricultural Society facing tough decisions about 2020 LEX  “

Two staff members at RMH test positve for COVID-19

Two Ross Memorial Hospital staff members who were in close contact with a patient who recently tested positive for COVID-19… Continue reading “Two staff members at RMH test positve for COVID-19”

Patient at RMH tests positive for COVID-19

One patient has tested positive for COVID-19 on the CCP1 (Continuing Care Program) inpatient unit at Ross Memorial Hospital, after… Continue reading “Patient at RMH tests positive for COVID-19”

Pinecrest hopeful it has turned a corner while Kawartha Lakes numbers hold steady

Bobcaygeon’s beleaguered Pinecrest Nursing Home has gotten a break this week, as administrator Mary Carr reports once again there have… Continue reading “Pinecrest hopeful it has turned a corner while Kawartha Lakes numbers hold steady”

City lays off more than 200 part-time and contract employees

Kawartha Lakes has announced the layoff of over 200 employees currently on the city payroll. The layoff notices were issued… Continue reading “City lays off more than 200 part-time and contract employees”

Health unit can ask courts for steep fines for those not complying with self-isolation

To help protect area residents, the local Health Unit is taking stronger steps to help slow the spread of COVID-19… Continue reading “Health unit can ask courts for steep fines for those not complying with self-isolation”