COVID-19

WELLINGTON COUNTY – A Wellington County child under the age of 10 has died after testing positive for COVID-19. It's unclear if the child's death was caused by the virus.

GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) will be sending a letter to the province requesting several actions to ensure a safer return to in-person learning.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Administrators are managing to cover shifts at the three hospitals in Wellington County, but they are keeping a watchful eye on case numbers in the community and bracing for more challenges ahead.

WELLINGTON COUNTY - Students were supposed to be back in-class this week following a belated Christmas gift of a delayed return to school on Jan. 5.

GUELPH – As part of a community-wide effort to increase the availability of third doses and promote vaccination, the University of Guelph (U of G) is hosting a second public COVID-19 vaccination clinic on campus beginning Jan. 4.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – In response to the Ontario government moving to a modified version of step two of the province’s Roadmap to Reopen, the Township of Guelph/Eramosa will be temporarily closing all municipal facilities.

GUELPH – The County of Wellington is back in the emergency child care business. The county announced on Jan. 5 it is working with licensed child care operators in Guelph and Wellington County to offer an Emergency School Age Child Care Program.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Public health is encouraging more drop-in vaccinations, particularly for students and education workers, while also reserving Pfizer doses for those under 30 due to limited supply.

WELLINGTON COUNTY - A recent narrowing of the eligibility criteria for who can access publicly-funded COVID-19 tests, combined with a shortage of available rapid antigen tests, is causing some Wellington County residents to seek out options elsewhere.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) has declared 12 COVID-19 outbreaks at health care facilities across the region.

CENTRE WELLINGTON –  The township is closing all its municipal facilities in response to new provincial pandemic restrictions.

ABERFOYLE – The Township of Puslinch has closed the Puslinch Community Centre and the Puslinch Optimist Recreation Centre as cases of COVID-19 continue to rise.

WELLINGTON NORTH – The township has closed all municipally-operated indoor recreation facilities to the public. The move, effective Jan. 5, comes in response to the introduction of new pandemic restrictions by the Ontario government,

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Following the provincial government’s decision to suspend COVID-19 case reporting in schools and child care settings, schools across the province have been left in the dark while they await further guidance from the province.