Risk has never been higher in region as Kingston outbreak spreads Thirty-eight workers on a construction site including eight from Ottawa, Leeds-Grenville-Lanark and York and 22 close contacts have tested positive for COVID-19.
Author of the article: Peter Hendra • The Kingston Whig-Standard
Publishing date: May 06, 2021 • May 6, 2021 • 3 minute read • No activity can be seen outside the retirement home construction site near the corner of Princess Street and Midland Avenue in Kingston. The project has been shut down for at least two weeks, it was announced. Photo by Elliot Ferguson /Postmedia
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KINGSTON An outbreak at a west-end construction site has infected 38 workers with COVID-19 directly, and now 22 close contacts of those workers have tested positive, too, the region’s medical officer of health said Thursday, and he fears some cases may end up in hospital.
Author of the article: Peter Hendra
Publishing date: May 06, 2021 • May 7, 2021 • 3 minute read No activity can be seen outside the retirement home construction site near the corner of Princess Street and Midland Avenue in the west end of Kingston on Thursday. The site has been temporarily closed by the Pomerleau construction company due to an outbreak of COVID-19. jpg, KI
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An outbreak at a west-end construction site has infected 38 workers with COVID-19 directly and now 22 close contacts of those workers have tested positive, too, the Kingston region’s medical officer of health said Thursday.
“Those individuals have transmitted it back to close contacts in the community, to family members,” Dr. Kieran Moore told media on Thursday, and he expects “the number of cases to develop under those contacts to increase over the next week or so.”
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After waking up to a bluebird day, volunteers chose to roll up their sleeves and break out the garbage bags for a nice, hot session of spring cleaning.
On Friday, 26 volunteers through the city of Glenwood Springs and Garfield County ventured from their home base at the Glenwood Springs Community Center and picked up refuse all around the Midland Avenue area.
The hope is for the event to inspire more residents to do their part.
“We are encouraging folks, in celebration of May Day, to pick up litter and trash anywhere in their area,” Glenwood Springs spokesperson Bryana Starbuck said.
26-year-old man shot, killed on Syracuse’s South Side, police say
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A 26-year-old man was shot and killed in the 1400 block of Midland Avenue on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Chris Libonati | clibonati@syracuse.com
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Syracuse, N.Y. A 26-year-old man was shot and killed Wednesday afternoon on Syracuse’s South Side, police said.
The shooting with injuries was reported just after 1:30 p.m. in the 1400 block of Midland Avenue, Syracuse police spokesman Sgt. Matthew Malinowski said.
The man was taken to Upstate University Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, police said.
A neighbor who said she came outside of her house when she heard several gunshots said she saw a man stagger and fall to the ground. He appeared to be shot several times, the neighbor said.