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How has COVID-19 impacted you? Health unit wants to know!

How has COVID-19 impacted you? Health unit wants to know!

'We need to hear from our residents so that we can identify where there are gaps or hardships that need to be addressed,' says official
Orillia hospital employee thankful to be alive after COVID battle (VIDEO)

Orillia hospital employee thankful to be alive after COVID battle (VIDEO)

'The ventilator is really what saved me and bought time for my body to fight the disease,' said Shelley Biscoe, who tells her story through this video
First phase of COVID-relief funding enough for Grey County

First phase of COVID-relief funding enough for Grey County

Grey County received $3M to support COVID-19 operating costs and pressures in the first wave of funding
Thanksgiving dinner parties resulted in at least 43 cases of COVID in region

Thanksgiving dinner parties resulted in at least 43 cases of COVID in region

Trends in transmission in Simcoe-Muskoka region include family clusters, workplaces and incomplete PPE in health care service settings, says region's medical officer of health
Local parent 'at wit's end' over remote learning options

Local parent 'at wit's end' over remote learning options

Catholic board official says as of this week, more than 600 families in the Catholic board alone have inquired about switching from in-person to remote and vice versa, creating a situation that is ‘impossible’
Drive-thru flu shot clinics open in Collingwood and area next month

Drive-thru flu shot clinics open in Collingwood and area next month

On Nov. 2 you can get a flu shot in the parking lot behind the Collingwood Legion, but appointments are required
Two Clearview residents among 19 new COVID cases in Simcoe today

Two Clearview residents among 19 new COVID cases in Simcoe today

There have been four cases confirmed in Clearview Township in the last two days
Leave your batteries on the curb on Monday

Leave your batteries on the curb on Monday

Simcoe County is running its curbside battery collection service next week
WATCH: Province to spend another $11.6M on hospital beds

WATCH: Province to spend another $11.6M on hospital beds

Announcement comes after a record-high weekend of new cases