TORONTO -- The Ontario government has updated its list of where each of the province's 34 public health units is placed in its colour-coded COVID-19 framework.
The tiered system, which was originally announced on Nov. 3, outlines the criteria for when to impose stricter public health measures, including and closure of non-essential businesses.
The five categories include prevent (green), protect (yellow), restrict (orange), control (red) and lockdown (grey).
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Here's the breakdown of where each health unit has been placed. Regions marked with an asterisk will move into their respective "zones" on Monday, Dec. 21 at 12:01 a.m.
Prevent (Green)
- Algoma Public Health
- North Bay Parry Sound District
- Porcupine Health Unit
- Renfrew County and District Health Unit
- Public Health Sudbury and Districts*
Protect (Yellow)
- Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit
- Chatham-Kent Public Health
- Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit
- Lambton Public Health
- Northwestern Health Unit
- Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Public Health
- Grey Bruce Health Unit
- Peterborough Public Health
- Timiskaming Health Unit*
Restrict (Orange)
- Eastern Ontario Health Unit
- Thunder Bay District Health Unit
- Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit
- Huron Perth Public Health
- Ottawa Public Health
- Southwestern Public Health
- Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Public Health*
Control (Red)
- Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit
- Middlesex-London Health Unit
- Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health
- Durham Region Health Department
- Windsor-Essex County Health Unit
- Halton Region Public Health
- Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services
- Niagara Region Public Health*
- Brant County Health Unit*
Lockdown (Grey)
- Windsor-Essex County Health Unit
- York Region Public Health
- Peel Regional Health Unit
- Toronto Public Health
- City of Hamilton Public Health Services*
