March 19, 2021 – COVID-19 Community Outbreak Declared Among Two Local Municipalities
March 19, 2021 ‐ Today, Renfrew County and District Health Unit (RCDHU) in conjunction with the Township of Madawaska Valley and the Township of Brudenell, Lyndoch, Raglan are declaring a COVID-19 community outbreak within the two local municipalities.
March 18, 2021 – RCDHU Confirms Third Student at Madawaska Valley District High School Tests Positive For COVID-19
March 18, 2021 ‐ Today, Renfrew County and District Health Unit (RCDHU) in collaboration with the Renfrew County District School Board (RCDSB), is confirming that a third student at Madawaska Valley District High School in Barry’s Bay, has a positive laboratory-confirmed case of novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). All students and staff who have been deemed to be a close contact of the positive case, have been given direction to go home immediately to self-isolate and arrange for testing. The school remains open to in-person learning for all other students and staff. Please note that this still does not warrant outbreak status as exposure was deemed to be outside of the school setting via community transmission.
March 16, 2021 – RCDHU Confirms Second Student at Madawaska Valley District High School Tests Positive For COVID-19
March 16, 2021 ‐ Today, Renfrew County and District Health Unit (RCDHU) in collaboration with the Renfrew County District School Board (RCDSB), is confirming that a second student at Madawaska Valley District High School in Barry’s Bay, has a positive laboratory-confirmed case of novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). All students and staff who have been deemed to be a close contact of the positive case, have been given direction to go home immediately to self-isolate and arrange for testing. The school remains open to in-person learning for all other students and staff. Please note that this does not warrant outbreak status as exposure was deemed to be outside of the school setting.
March 15, 2021 – RCDHU Confirms Student at Madawaska Valley District High School Tests Positive For COVID-19
March 15, 2021 ‐ Today, Renfrew County and District Health Unit (RCDHU) in collaboration with the Renfrew County District School Board (RCDSB), is confirming that a student at Madawaska Valley District High School in Barry’s Bay, has a positive laboratory-confirmed case of novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). All students and staff who have been deemed to be a close contact of the positive case, have been given direction to go home immediately to self-isolate and arrange for testing. The school remains open to in-person learning for all other students and staff.
March 12, 2021 – RCDHU Confirms an Individual at Leaps & Bounds Children’s Centre Tests Positive For COVID-19
March 12, 2021 ‐ Today, Renfrew County and District Health Unit (RCDHU) is confirming that an individual at Leaps & Bounds Children’s Centre in Arnprior on 225 Baskin Drive, has a positive laboratory-confirmed case of novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). All children and staff who have been deemed to be a close contact of the positive case, have been given direction to go home immediately to self-isolate and arrange for testing. The daycare remains open to all other clients and staff.
March 11, 2021 – RCDHU Confirms a Student at Arnprior District High School Tests Positive For COVID-19
March 11, 2021 ‐ Today, Renfrew County and District Health Unit (RCDHU) in collaboration with the Renfrew County District School Board (RCDSB), are confirming that a student at Arnprior District High School has a positive laboratory-confirmed case of novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). All students and staff who have been deemed to be a close contact of the positive case, have been given direction to go home immediately to self-isolate and arrange for testing. The school remains open to in-person learning for all other students and staff.
March 10 – Renfrew County and District’s COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout Expands To Next Priority Groups
March 10, 2021 ‐ Exciting news! With confirmation that regular weekly shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine will be coming to Renfrew County and District (RCD), the list of those eligible for vaccination will now be expanded to include the next priority groups as outlined by the province. These priority groups include: 1. Retirement Home residents (who will be vaccinated in-home by mobile vaccination teams). 2. Retirement Home essential caregivers. 3. Residents in the general population who are 80 years of age and older. 4. Indigenous residents (on or off reserve) who are 55 years of age and older.
March 6, 2021 – RCDHU Confirms a Student at Champlain Discovery Public School Tests Positive for COVID-19
March 6, 2021 ‐ Today, Renfrew County and District Health Unit (RCDHU) in collaboration with the Renfrew County District School Board (RCDSB), is confirming that a student at Champlain Discovery Public School in Pembroke, has a positive laboratory-confirmed case of novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). All students and staff who have been deemed to be a close contact of the positive case, have been advised to stay home, self-isolate and arrange for testing. The school remains open to in-person learning for all other students and staff.
March 5, 2021 – Overdose Alert for Renfrew County and District
March 5, 2021 ‐ Renfrew County and District Health Unit (RCDHU) and the County of Renfrew Paramedic Service are warning residents about an increase in overdoses across Renfrew County and District (RCD). "Paramedics have noticed a sharp increase in opioid overdose calls in the past few weeks and reached out to partners at RCDHU who have been working to inform the general public that these life-threatening drugs have been discovered in RCD," says Acting Commander Steve Osipenko.
March 5, 2021 – Rise in COVID-19 Cases Moves Renfrew County and District to Yellow
March 5, 2021 ‐ Over the month of February and during the first few days of March 2021, Renfrew County and District Health Unit (RCDHU) has reported a rise in cases of the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). While case numbers were low during the first half of February, with 9 cases reported between February 1 to 14, RCDHU reported 36 cases during the second half of the month (February 15 to 28), and an additional 13 cases so far in March. With this rise in case numbers, RCDHU will be moving into the Yellow-Protect Category of the COVID-19 response framework, effective Monday, March 8, 2021 at 12:01 a.m.