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Health Department works with community partners to conduct enhanced COVID-19 surveillance testing
Posted on Monday, May 11, 2020 04:45 AM
Whitby, Ontario - Durham Region Health Department and local community partners have been working hard to conduct enhanced COVID-19 surveillance testing in local long-term care homes. This testing is part of the provincial surveillance initiative to get a point-in-time picture of COVID-19 in these facilities. The province has set a deadline of May 15 for this enhanced testing to be completed.
Since May 5, paramedics from Region of Durham Paramedic Services have obtained 739 nasal swabs for testing...
Statement from Dr. Robert Kyle, Medical Officer of Health on Hillsdale Terraces
Posted on Friday, May 08, 2020 02:15 AM
“Today, Durham Region Health Department declared the COVID-19 outbreak over at Hillsdale Terraces long-term care facility in Oshawa.
Hillsdale Terraces was one of the first homes in Ontario to declare a COVID-19 outbreak, on March 19. This outbreak unfortunately resulted in the death of 14 residents. Another 28 residents tested positive and have subsequently recovered. In addition, 13 employees tested positive with eight staff fully recovered and five more at home recovering.
Thank you to Hillsdale...
Businesses prepare to reopen; new site helps them source PPE
Posted on Thursday, May 07, 2020 09:00 AM
Whitby, Ontario – As Durham Region businesses prepare to reopen during the COVID-19 pandemic, there will be a need for personal protective equipment (PPE), as required by provincial guidelines.
To assist with this process, the Durham Economic Task Force has risen to the occasion; creating an online resource of local PPE options and outlining safety guidelines from the Province of Ontario.
The Safety and PPE web page provides options from local Durham manufacturers who either sell, or have pivoted to...
Durham York Energy Centre receives Emergency Amendment to the Environmental Compliance Approval
Posted on Friday, May 01, 2020 09:15 AM
Whitby, Ontario – In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Regional Municipalities of Durham and York (the Regions) have received a temporary Emergency Amendment to the Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA) at the Durham York Energy Centre (DYEC) to process an additional 20,000 tonnes of garbage, for an annual total of 160,000 tonnes of garbage until December 31, 2020. The ECA for the DYEC currently allows the facility to process up to a maximum of 140,000 tonnes per year. The DYEC,...
Increased COVID-19 testing in Durham’s shelter system
Posted on Thursday, April 30, 2020 02:00 AM
Whitby, Ontario – The Region of Durham is welcoming provincial direction to increase testing in priority populations, including homeless shelters and warming centres.
Durham Region Health Department is planning to increase testing at shelter locations, as it is important to assess the current COVID-19 status of this vulnerable population.
As the increased testing may result in an increase in active cases and possible declaration of outbreak at one or more shelter settings, it is important to identify...
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