Local health unit’s acting medical officer of health alarmed by rise in COVID cases

With the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths continuing to rise throughout the province, the local acting medical officer of health is urging area residents to do everything they can to stop the spread of the virus.
Dr. Ian Gemmill, Acting Medical Officer of Health (MOH) for the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit, is echoing comments made today by Premier Doug Ford when he said that today’s numbers are “scary,” and the province is in a “desperate situation” after reporting a record number of cases and deaths.