8 new COVID-19 cases reported in Guelph, active cases increase to 20 – Guelph

Guelph’s public well being unit is reporting eight new instances of COVID-19 on Friday, as the town’s whole case rely climbed to five,050.

The most recent information reveals lively instances in Guelph elevated by three from the day prior to this to twenty, with one other 5 recoveries.

Whole resolved instances climbed to 4,985 and the town’s coronavirus demise toll remained at 45.

In Wellington County, three new instances have been confirmed, with the case rely there now at 1,999.

Energetic instances have fallen to twenty within the county with 5 new recoveries being reported. The demise toll within the county associated to the novel coronavirus stays at 38.

Throughout Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph, there are 5 instances being handled in a hospital, together with two in intensive care.

The Higher Grand and Wellington Catholic district college boards are reporting 5 instances amongst 5 faculties in Guelph and Wellington County.

There’s additionally a school-wide outbreak at École élémentaire catholique Saint-René-Goupil on Scottsdale Drive the place 18 college students and one workers member examined constructive for the coronavirus.

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Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Well being is together with youngsters turning 12 in 2021 in its eligible inhabitants for a vaccine.

Meaning 83.4 per cent of eligible residents are actually thought of absolutely vaccinated, whereas 87.3 per cent have acquired one dose of vaccine.

In Guelph, 88.8 per cent of eligible residents are absolutely vaccinated and 92.7 per cent are partially vaccinated, whereas in Wellington County, 76.4 per cent are absolutely vaccinated and 79.8 per cent have acquired one dose.

Up to now this week, about 3,000 vaccine photographs have been administered, together with slightly below 900 first doses, roughly 1,400 second doses and about 700 third doses.

Third doses are being provided to particular high-risk teams, equivalent to organ transplant recipients and residents of high-risk congregate settings.

Public well being is publishing COVID-19 vaccination charges throughout the native excessive faculties.

As of Friday, 78.6 per cent of secondary college college students within the Higher Grand District Faculty Board have been absolutely vaccinated, whereas 81.1 per cent have had two doses within the Wellington Catholic District Faculty Board.

Higher Grand says 87.3 per cent of its everlasting workers have attested to being absolutely vaccinated as of Oct. 6, whereas, whereas Wellington Catholic says 88.3 per cent have attested to being absolutely vaccinated as of Sept. 29.