Author of the article: Wayne Lowrie
Publishing date: Mar 17, 2021 • 4 days ago • 3 minute read • A facemask lies on the ground near the main entrance to Brockville General Hospital on Wednesday morning, March 17, 2021. The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark area recently crossed the 1,000-case mark in the COVID-19 pandemic. (RONALD ZAJAC/The Recorder and Times) jpg, BT
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COVID-19 has exploded in Lanark County, with the local health unit reporting 29 new cases on Wednesday.
In response, the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit enacted emergency orders effective Wednesday to put new restrictions on public gatherings in Smiths Falls and Perth, which were the centres of the latest outbreak.
COVID-19 surges with 29 new cases in Leeds, Grenville, Lanark
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Here are the latest local, regional and national headlines on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) for Monday, March 15, 2021:
There have been 318,106 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across Ontario, an increase of 1,747 (or 0.6 per cent) from the previous day. Public Health Ontario says Sunday’s count was higher due to data catch-up. There are 298,570 people recovered from the virus while 7,153 people have died. The number of Ontario people tested is 11,755,109 of which 18,494 have pending results.
Canada’s coronavirus case total is 909,157. The country has 22,463 deaths from the virus – one in the Yukon, one in Nunavut, 1,397 in British Columbia, 1,946 in Alberta, 407 in Saskatchewan, 917 in Manitoba, 7,153 in Ontario, 10,540 in Quebec, 30 in New Brunswick, six in Newfoundland & Labrador and 65 in Nova Scotia.