Huron Perth’s Medical Officer of Health says she knows this latest lockdown isĀ “difficult news” for residents and business owners in our region.
Dr.Miriam Klassen says while COVID-19 numbers have been relatively lowĀ in Huron Perth over the past several weeks, we have seen an increase in variants of concern locally.
As of Saturday, there have been thirteen COVID-19 cases in the area that have screened positive for variants.
Dr.Klassen says there has been an alarming increase in other parts of Ontario, including some of our neighboring counties, also driven by variants.
She adds we need to decrease virus transmission across Ontario while continuing to vaccinate as many people as possible to bring the third wave of the pandemic under control and reduce the strain on our healthcare system.
