BY outbreaks | PUBLISHED: Feb 28, 2023
This table is updated when a new outbreak is declared, when a causative agent is identified and/or when an outbreak is declared over. If you have questions about these outbreaks, please contact the facility. For further information, call Infectious Diseases program staff at 705-743-1000. Alert Date: 2023-02-28 Time: 4:00 PM Alert #026
BY outbreaks | PUBLISHED: Feb 27, 2023
This table is updated when a new outbreak is declared, when a causative agent is identified and/or when an outbreak is declared over. If you have questions about these outbreaks, please contact the facility. For further information, call Infectious Diseases program staff at 705-743-1000. Alert Date: 2023-02-27 Time: 4:00 PM Alert #025
BY outbreaks | PUBLISHED: Feb 24, 2023
This table is updated when a new outbreak is declared, when a causative agent is identified and/or when an outbreak is declared over. If you have questions about these outbreaks, please contact the facility. For further information, call Infectious Diseases program staff at 705-743-1000. Alert Date: 2023-02-24 Time: 4:00 PM Alert #024
BY Comms Team | PUBLISHED: Feb 22, 2023
Risk of Respiratory Infection is Increasing in the Region Peterborough Public Health’s Local COVID-19 and Respiratory Virus Risk Index has moved from “low” to “moderate” this week as respiratory virus and COVID-19 transmission continue in our community. “After one week with lower transmission detected in our region, we are moving back to moderate risk for […]
BY outbreaks | PUBLISHED: Feb 21, 2023
This table is updated when a new outbreak is declared, when a causative agent is identified and/or when an outbreak is declared over. If you have questions about these outbreaks, please contact the facility. For further information, call Infectious Diseases program staff at 705-743-1000. Alert Date: 2023-02-21 Time: 4:00 PM Alert #023
BY outbreaks | PUBLISHED: Feb 17, 2023
This table is updated when a new outbreak is declared, when a causative agent is identified and/or when an outbreak is declared over. If you have questions about these outbreaks, please contact the facility. For further information, call Infectious Diseases program staff at 705-743-1000. Alert Date: 2023-02-17 Time: 4:00 PM Alert #022
BY Comms Team | PUBLISHED: Feb 16, 2023
Peterborough Public Health Shares Safety Tips to Prevent Drug Poisonings Peterborough Public Health is reminding community members about the importance of drug poisoning prevention as the holiday weekend approaches. With the holiday weekend and post-secondary reading week approaching, residents are reminded to carry naloxone and to avoid using drugs alone. What to do if you […]
BY outbreaks | PUBLISHED: Feb 15, 2023
This table is updated when a new outbreak is declared, when a causative agent is identified and/or when an outbreak is declared over. If you have questions about these outbreaks, please contact the facility. For further information, call Infectious Diseases program staff at 705-743-1000. Alert Date: 2023-02-15 Time: 4:00 PM Alert #021
BY outbreaks | PUBLISHED: Feb 14, 2023
This table is updated when a new outbreak is declared, when a causative agent is identified and/or when an outbreak is declared over. If you have questions about these outbreaks, please contact the facility. For further information, call Infectious Diseases program staff at 705-743-1000. Alert Date: 2023-02-14 Time: 4:00 PM Alert #020
BY outbreaks | PUBLISHED: Feb 13, 2023
This table is updated when a new outbreak is declared, when a causative agent is identified and/or when an outbreak is declared over. If you have questions about these outbreaks, please contact the facility. For further information, call Infectious Diseases program staff at 705-743-1000. Alert Date: 2023-02-13 Time: 4:00 PM Alert #019
BY Comms Team | PUBLISHED: Feb 13, 2023
Tobacco Enforcement Officers to Focus on Reducing Youth Access to Tobacco and Vaping Products, and Protecting Against Second-hand Smoke and Vapour Peterborough Public Health (PPH), in collaboration with public health units across Central East Ontario, are stepping up tobacco enforcement efforts to ensure compliance with the Smoke-Free Ontario Act (SFOA). The SFOA prohibits the sale […]
BY outbreaks | PUBLISHED: Feb 10, 2023
This table is updated when a new outbreak is declared, when a causative agent is identified and/or when an outbreak is declared over. If you have questions about these outbreaks, please contact the facility. For further information, call Infectious Diseases program staff at 705-743-1000. Alert Date: 2023-02-10 Time: 4:00 PM Alert #018
BY Comms Team | PUBLISHED: Feb 10, 2023
Opioid-Related Harms Update Dr. Thomas Piggott, Medical Officer of Health, shared an update about drug poisonings based on data featured on Peterborough Public Health’s Opioid Harms Data Portal. Dr. Piggott began by sharing a personal reflection on the worsening drug poisoning crisis in the community based on observations from recent outreach work carried out in […]
BY Comms Team | PUBLISHED: Feb 10, 2023
Opioid-Related Harms Update Dr. Thomas Piggott, Medical Officer of Health, shared an update about drug poisonings based on data featured on Peterborough Public Health’s Opioid Harms Data Portal. Dr. Piggott began by sharing a personal reflection on the worsening drug poisoning crisis in the community based on observations from recent outreach work carried out in […]
BY outbreaks | PUBLISHED: Feb 09, 2023
This table is updated when a new outbreak is declared, when a causative agent is identified and/or when an outbreak is declared over. If you have questions about these outbreaks, please contact the facility. For further information, call Infectious Diseases program staff at 705-743-1000. Alert Date: 2023-02-09 Time: 4:00 PM Alert #017
BY Comms Team | PUBLISHED: Feb 09, 2023
Residents Urged to Carry Naloxone and Avoid Using Drugs Alone Today, Peterborough Public Health issued a warning following an increase in suspected drug poisonings. On Thursday, February 9, Peterborough Public Health received reports of multiple drug poisonings that occurred in Peterborough City. This is presumed to be the result of an opioid product that […]
BY outbreaks | PUBLISHED: Feb 07, 2023
This table is updated when a new outbreak is declared, when a causative agent is identified and/or when an outbreak is declared over. If you have questions about these outbreaks, please contact the facility. For further information, call Infectious Diseases program staff at 705-743-1000. Alert Date: 2023-02-07 Time: 4:00 PM Alert #016
BY Comms Team | PUBLISHED: Feb 07, 2023
Eligible Individuals Can Book an Appointment to Receive a 2-Dose Series Peterborough Public Health is reminding eligible residents who are at-risk of contracting Mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) to complete their 2-dose vaccination series of Imvamune. “We are cautioning residents that the risk of contracting Mpox is a bit higher after a recent outbreak in […]
BY outbreaks | PUBLISHED: Feb 06, 2023
This table is updated when a new outbreak is declared, when a causative agent is identified and/or when an outbreak is declared over. If you have questions about these outbreaks, please contact the facility. For further information, call Infectious Diseases program staff at 705-743-1000. Alert Date: 2023-02-06 Time: 4:00 PM Alert #015
BY Comms Team | PUBLISHED: Feb 06, 2023
Audio Access for Media and Members of the Public Will be Available Media and the community are advised that the next Board of Health meeting will take place in-person on Wednesday, February 8, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. This meeting is open via teleconference line to the community and members of the media. The public can […]
BY outbreaks | PUBLISHED: Feb 02, 2023
This table is updated when a new outbreak is declared, when a causative agent is identified and/or when an outbreak is declared over. If you have questions about these outbreaks, please contact the facility. For further information, call Infectious Diseases program staff at 705-743-1000. Alert Date: 2023-02-02 Time: 4:00 PM Alert #014
BY Comms Team | PUBLISHED: Feb 02, 2023
Alert Includes the City and County of Peterborough and Curve Lake and Hiawatha First Nations Peterborough Public Health has issued the first Frostbite Alert of the season due to forecasted windchill values reaching -37 oC overnight. The extreme cold is expected to continue until Saturday, February 4. Extreme cold events are a potentially significant health […]
BY Comms Team | PUBLISHED: Feb 02, 2023
This morning, Food for Kids Peterborough and County, along with local school boards and St. John’s Catholic elementary students and staff, recognized 30 years of Student Nutrition Programs (SNP) in our community. Once home to Confederation Public School, St. John’s continues to host a vibrant sit-down breakfast before the bell, feeding 290 students a day. […]
