Hastings Prince Edward Public Health is reporting seven new COVID-19 cases and seven more recoveries.
That leaves the region with a total of 81 active COVID-19 cases, between the two counties.
Health officials have also added 17 more variants of concern to the list. There have now been a total of 375 voc’s identified since the start of the pandemic. A worrying trend, considering there has been a total of 1,018 cases of the virus since March of last year.
Hospital staff are caring for 18 local patients in hospital, with eight in the ICU, and six on a ventilator.
The six outbreaks in the community continue.
A total of 66,763 vaccine doses have been administered locally. A total of 62,145 people or 37 per cent of the population has received one dose. There are 4,618 people now fully vaccinated, representing three per cent of the population.
Roughly 5,815 residents have received a shot in the last seven days, a period where only 75% of the allocated doses have been arriving as the province continues to reallocate shots to hot spot areas. The province says that next week, that will change back to vaccine allocation based on per capita.
The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit is reporting nine new cases of the virus today in Northumberland County. That brings the county to a total of 36 active cases.
Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington Public Health is reporting 17 new COVID-19 cases, as the region continues to learn just how much a workplace outbreak announced last week has travelled through the community.
KFLA says that the new cases bring their active total now to 134. Four local people are in hospital, with two in ICU.
Health officials are encouraging asymptomatic construction workers in the region to get tested once every two weeks.
“The community assessment centre in Kingston will extend hours of operation on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. to accommodate these workers. A separate booking link has been created for construction workers to book their appointments. This assessment centre is located at the Beechgrove Complex at 51 Heakes Lane (just south of the King Street West/ Portsmouth Avenue intersection),” said officials in a statement today.
Some good news heading into the week from the Ontario government.
As of tomorrow, all those with “at-risk” health conditions like heart disease and diabetes can book their appointments through the government’s website.
Those people categorized under Phase 2 who can’t work from home, can also call or go online to book an appointment tomorrow. This category includes workers in grocery stores and restaurants.
Here’s the list that staff with HPEPH provided in a statement today:
- Essential and critical retail workers (including grocery, foodbank, pharmacy, ServiceOntario, ServiceCanada, Passport Canada, wholesalers and general goods, restaurant, LCBO workers)
- Workers in manufacturing industries directly involved in supporting the COVID-19 response, construction and other essential businesses and services where facilities are at heightened risk for COVID-19 outbreaks and spread
- Social workers and social services staff who provide in-person client services
- Courts and justice system workers
- Transportation, warehousing and distribution workers
- Electricity workers
- Communications infrastructure workers
- Water and wastewater management workers
- Financial services workers (bank branch staff)
- Veterinarians and veterinary teams
- Waste management workers
- Oil and petroleum workers
- Natural gas and propane gas workers
- Mine workers
- Uranium processing workers
Starting Thursday, all Ontario residents age 40 and older can book their shots.
Eligible individuals are encouraged to book online at ontario.ca/bookvaccine. Online booking is encouraged. If you are unable to book online, please contact the Provincial Vaccine Booking Line at 1-833-943-3900. The Booking Line is available 8 a.m.- 8 p.m., Monday to Sunday. You will need your health card number to book, and you may be asked qualifying questions such as where you work, and the nature of your employment. As booking is managed by the province, please do not contact HPEPH to inquire about appointment booking.
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