Lakeridge Health offering virtual urgent care clinic
Accessing a primary care giver or ER doctor is now a little easier and can be done from the comfort of home. A new virtual urgent care clinic is now available in Durham [...]
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Durham’s first long-term care resident receives COVID-19 vaccine
Dorothy Nancarrow, a resident at Orchard Villa, was the first resident to receive the vaccine in Durham Region. (Photo courtesy Lakeridge Health) By Courtney Bachar/The [...]
Outbreak at Sunnycrest Nursing Home declared over
The COVID-19 outbreak at Sunnycrest Nursing Home has been declared over. Lakeridge Health, who assumed temporary management of the home on Dec. 3, declared the outbreak over [...]
COVID-19 vaccine reaches Durham
Debra Carlyon, a personal support worker at Sunnycrest Nursing Home in Whitby, was the first person in Durham to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. (Photo courtesy Lakeridge [...]
COVID-19 vaccines coming to Oshawa
Lakeridge Health is on the list to receive some doses of the Pfizer vaccine. Ontario is expecting to receive up to 90,000 Pfizer-BioNTech doses from the federal government [...]
Lakeridge Health announces visitor restrictions
Lakeridge Health is making changes to help keep patients and staff safe as COVID-19 continues to evolve. As community spread continues to increase within Durham Region, [...]
Province announces new framework for COVID-19
By Courtney Bachar/The Oshawa Express/LJI Reporter Durham Region has been placed in Protect (Yellow) based on the province’s new framework to fight COVID-19, and the [...]
Region launches Flu Tracker
With flu season right around the corner, Durham Region Health Department has launched a new flu tracker on its website. Building on positive feedback received on the COVID-19 [...]
Durham sees significant jump in COVID cases over weekend
Durham saw a significant jump in COVID-19 cases with more than 80 new cases reported over the weekend. There were 63 new cases reported on Sunday, the largest jump in [...]
South Oshawa Community Centre named site for school vaccination clinics
The Durham Region Health Department has chosen its site for school vaccination clinics. The South Oshawa Community Centre is serving as the community site for the Durham [...]