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Algoma Public Health (APH) has reported that there are twenty-nine (29) new cases of COVID-19in the Algoma District. All cases are from Sault Ste. Marie and area. Seventeen (17) are close contacts of confirmed cases, three (3) have an unknown source of infection and nine (9) are still being investigated to determine their source of infection. There are 378 cases, ...

Algoma Public Health reported yesterday evening that there are thirty-three (33) new cases of COVID-19 in the Algoma District, specifically Sault Ste. Marie and area. Thirteen (13) are close contacts of confirmed cases, 8 have an unknown source of infection, and 12 are still being investigated to determine their source of infection. There are currently 353 active cases with 16 ...

Algoma Public Health has reported that there are forty (40) new cases of COVID-19 in the Algoma District, all from Sault Ste. Marie and area. Nineteen (19) are close contacts of confirmed cases, eight (8) have an unknown source of infection, and thirteen (13) are still being investigated to determine their source of infection. There are currently 330 active cases ...

Algoma PUblic Health has reported thirty-four (34) new cases of COVID-19 (#1,015 – #1,048), eight from Central and East Algoma, and 26 from Sault Ste. Marie and area.  Twenty one (21) are close contacts of confirmed cases, five (5) have an unknown source of infection, and 8 are still being investigated to determine their source of infection. There are currently ...

Due to ongoing extremely high COVID-19 activity in Algoma, and especially in the municipality of Sault Ste. Marie, Algoma Public Health is taking further action to curb the spread of the virus, prevent severe illness and death in our communities, and protect health system capacity. Algoma’s Medical Officer of Health, with the support of the provincial Chief Medical Officer of ...

Today, Dr. Jennifer Loo, Medical Officer of Health for Algoma Public Health issued strong recommendations to all Directors of Education responsible for school boards and schools in the area served by APH.  These recommendations were issued under Ontario Regulations 364/20 Section 2(2) of the Reopening Ontario Act, 2020, S.O. 2020, c.17, and are effective immediately. In response to the current, very ...

Algoma Public Health has reported twenty-seven (27) new cases COVID-19 in the Algoma District. Twenty-five (25) are in Sault Ste. Marie & Area, and two (2) in Central & East Algoma. Twelve (12) are of close contact, fourteen (14) are under investigation, and three (3) are unknown. Due to increasing rates of COVID-19 in Algoma, we are receiving assistance from ...

Algoma Public Health reported twenty-nine new cases; 25 of which are in Sault Ste. Marie & Area, and 4 are in Central & East Algoma. Eleven of these cases are of close contact, nine are of unknown, and the remainder are being investigated. It is not detailed by APH the breakdown of exposure category for each region in the APH ...

Algoma Public Health has reported that there are seventeen new cases COVID-19 (#942 – #958), all from Sault Ste. Marie and Area. Seven (7) are of close contact, five (5) are unknown, five (5) are under investigation.   Algoma Public Health notes. “Due to increasing rates of COVID-19 in Algoma, we are receiving assistance from case and contact managers who ...

Algoma Public Health is sad to report that over the last week, five (5) deaths have been confirmed related to COVID-19.  This brings the total to 14 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic. Out of respect for all families, no further information is being shared. These tragic losses highlight the seriousness of this virus. Algoma Public Health commends all ...

Pourquoi mon enfant devrait-il recevoir le vaccin contre la COVID-19? Le vendredi 19 novembre 2021, Santé Canada a autorisé l’utilisation du vaccin pédiatrique contre la COVID-19 de Pfizer chez les enfants âgés de 5 à 11 ans. Santé Canada possède l’un des systèmes d’examen scientifique les plus rigoureux au monde, et n’approuve un vaccin que s’il est sécuritaire, qu’il fonctionne ...

Why should my child get the COVID-19 vaccine? On Friday, November 19, 2021, Health Canada authorized the use of the paediatric Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11. Health Canada has one of the most rigorous scientific review systems in the world and only approves a vaccine if it is safe, works, and meets the highest manufacturing and ...

À la suite de l’approbation par Santé Canada du vaccin pédiatrique contre la COVID‑19 de Pfizer, les enfants âgés de 5 à 11 ans pourront prendre rendez-vous pour recevoir le vaccin à compter du mardi 23 novembre 2021. Environ un million d’enfants âgés de 5 à 11 ans sont admissibles à recevoir le vaccin, ce qui contribuera à protéger les ...

Following Health Canada’s approval of the paediatric Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, children aged five to 11 will be eligible to book their appointment to receive the vaccine beginning Tuesday, November 23, 2021. Approximately one million children aged five to 11 are eligible to receive the vaccine which will help protect Ontario’s progress in the fight against COVID-19 and keep the province’s ...

Today, Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, released the following statement on the status of negotiations between the Ministry of Health and the Ontario Association of Optometrists (OAO): “I am pleased that the Ontario Association of Optometrists (OAO) has agreed to join us in resuming direct face-to-face negotiations. As a result of this agreement to resume negotiations, the ...