On March 5th, a meeting of the Emergency Operations Centre was held to assess the evolving COVID-19 situation. The Lanark, Leeds & Grenville Health Unit are seeing a significant increase in cases in our area.
The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit is closely monitoring the situation, making contact with and isolating all persons who have had a high-risk exposure.
A release says one resident has tested positive for COVID-19. The outbreak is not facility-wide, but restricted to one unit in the facility.
Police tell Lake 88 that officers were called to the home on Elsie Street just after 1:00 am Saturday morning.
In response to the increase in COVID-19 cases in east Lanark County, Dr. Paula Stewart, Medical Officer of Health at the Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit has issued a Class Order pursuant to Section 22 of the Ontario Health Protection and Promotion Act, 1990.
There are now 36 cases in Lanark East and nine in Lanark West. In Leeds Grenville there are two each in the east and west regions and one in the central.
