Wingham Free Press
The Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance (HPHA) has declared an outbreak of COVID-19 on the Medicine Unit at its Stratford General Hospital site today after two cases of the virus were identified in staff members. No patients have acquired the virus while in hospital. Outbreak status refers to two COVID-19 cases within a 14-day period, where […]
Testing and case counts reported as of 15:30 hrs, November 30, 2020:9 new case(s) reported in past 24 hours in Grey Bruce; Kincardine – 3, Arran-Elderslie – 2, Hanover – 1, Grey Highlands – 1, Southgate – 1, West Grey – 1336 confirmed cases to date (current cumulative total)50 active case(s)7 Active Probable CasesProbable cases are not lab confirmed, […]
There are a total of 333 cumulative confirmed cases in Huron-Perth (15 added since Saturday), with 52 cases currently active. The new cases are in: Central Huron (2), South Huron (1), North Perth (6), Perth East (2), Perth South (1), and Stratford (4) and one was reassigned to another health unit There continue to be […]
Testing and case counts reported as of 15:30 hrs, November 29, 2020: 8 new case(s) reported in past 24 hours in Grey Bruce; Huron Kinloss – 2, Grey Highlands – 3, Southgate – 1, Arran Elderslie – 1, West Grey – 1 327 confirmed cases to date (current cumulative total)49 active case(s)6 Active Probable CasesProbable cases are not lab confirmed, […]
Dr. Miriam Klassen, Medical Officer of Health for Huron Perth Public Health has issued a Class Order under Section 22 of Ontario’s Health Protection and Promotion Act. The Order is a legal measure that authorizes the health unit to enforce individual compliance with public health instructions. The key focus of this Order is to ensure people who have […]
There are a total of 318 confirmed cases in Huron-Perth (11 more than yesterday), with 44 cases currently active. Sadly, yesterday we learned of the death of a community member who had tested positive for COVID and had been hospitalized; our thoughts go out to this individual’s family. Four people who are confirmed cases are […]
An outbreak has been declared at Northside Christian School; this will be posted on our website (https://www.hpph.ca/en/index.aspx) according to our process for reporting school outbreaks The school is near Listowel An outbreak is declared in a school when there are two or more cases of COVID-19 in students and/or staff (or other visitors) within a […]
Covid-19 is back in North Huron. There are 31 active Covid-19 cases in Huron Perth according to HPPH, 10 in the last 24 hours. North Huron: 1 Perth East: 3 Stratford: 6 Source: https://www.hpph.ca/en/health-matters/covid-19-in-huron-and-perth.aspx
Perth County – Volunteers make it happen! For over a decade, the Teen Esteem and Elements programs have been making a positive difference in the lives of youth in Perth County. The Perth District Health Unit is looking for adult male volunteers (for the Elements program) and adult female volunteers (for the Teen Esteem program). […]
Perth County ̶ A calf located in Mornington Ward has tested positive for rabies. This is the sixth confirmed rabid bovine in Perth County since 2015. There were also two confirmed rabid skunks in this time frame. “This positive result continues to remind us that rabies is still present in Perth County,” says Kara Kestner, […]