The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit says it will no longer be reporting on the gender of a COVID-19 case.

In a release, the health unit says revealing the gender of a positive case doesn’t change public safety or preventative measures and protects the identity of the people who do test positive.

It says this could be especially important with the potential for cases related to schools or child care centres.

(photo by station staff)

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