Leap to: Hospitalizations – Outbreaks – Faculties – Vaccinations and testing – Ontario – Elgin and Oxford – Huron and Perth – Sarnia and Lambton
The Middlesex-London Well being Unit (MLHU) reported 19 new COVID-19 instances on Sunday.
In complete, there have been 14,401 instances, of which 127 are energetic (a rise of eight), 14,029 are recovered (a rise of 11) and 245 individuals have died.
The latest demise was reported Oct. 21 and concerned a person in his 70s who was not related to a long-term care or retirement dwelling. Medical officer of well being Dr. Chris Mackie stated Thursday that whereas the person was absolutely vaccinated, he was eligible for a 3rd dose due to a suppressed immune system.
The MLHU dashboard is not together with the full variety of confirmed variant of concern instances on the high of its dashboard, nevertheless, it’s nonetheless itemizing the breakdown of confirmed variant of concern instances:
- 3,385 instances of the Alpha variant
- 779 instances of the Delta variant
- 124 instances of the Gamma variant
- two instances of the Beta variant
- one case of the Kappa variant
- one case of the Zeta variant
There are additionally two instances listed utilizing the outdated code numbers, one described as B.1.617 and one other listed as B.1.617.3.
Additional data could be discovered on the well being unit’s abstract of COVID-19 instances in Middlesex-London.
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Hospitalizations
London Well being Sciences Centre (LHSC) doesn’t replace COVID-19 information over the weekend.
On Friday, LHSC was caring for six inpatients with COVID-19.
There have been 5 or fewer inpatients in grownup essential care or the intensive care unit.
There have been 5 or fewer inpatients with COVID-19 in Kids’s Hospital with 5 or fewer in pediatric essential care.
5 or fewer employees have presently examined constructive for COVID-19.
St. Joseph’s Well being Care London (SJHCL) reported one non-outbreak case involving a health-care employee.
Outbreaks
The MLHU isn’t reporting any energetic outbreaks within the area involving long-term care houses, retirement houses or hospitals.
There may be one energetic faculty outbreak at Our Girl of the Pillar Academy, declared Oct. 18.
Faculties
The next faculties have instances related to them, in line with the MLHU:
- Byron Southwood Public College (one case)
- Caradoc Public College (one case)
- Clara Brenton Public College (one case)
- Clarke Street Secondary College (two instances)
- Covenant Christian College (two instances)
- John P. Robarts Public College (one case)
- Kensal Park Public College (one case)
- Lester B. Pearson College for the Arts (one case)
- Mary Wright Public College (one case)
- Masonville Public College (one case)
- Mountsfield Public College (one case)
- Our Girl of Lourdes Catholic College (one case)
- Our Girl of the Pillar Academy (six instances)
- Windfall Reformed Collegiate (one case)
- Rick Hansen Public College (two instances)
- St. Nicholas Senior Catholic College (one case)
- St. Vincent de Paul Catholic College (one case)
There are 5 energetic COVID-19 instances related to child-care or early years centres:
- Kidventures (one case)
- London Kids’s Connection: Caradoc – Earlier than and After College (one case)
- Noshin’s Children Care (three instances)
The well being unit stated at the very least 158 instances have been reported because the begin of the varsity 12 months involving elementary and secondary faculties, in addition to child-care and early years centres.
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Vaccinations and testing
The most recent vaccination replace says as of Oct. 16, 84.1 per cent of residents aged 12 and older are absolutely vaccinated and 88.3 per cent have had one dose.
Since Sept. 11, unvaccinated people have accounted for 62.6 per cent of all instances (or 415 of 663 instances) and 67.9 per cent of all hospitalizations (19 of 28).
In the meantime, 28.5 per cent of all instances (or 189 of 663 instances) concerned those that had been absolutely vaccinated whereas 25 per cent of all hospitalizations (seven of 28) concerned people who had been absolutely vaccinated.
Medical officer of well being Dr. Chris Mackie has famous that the overwhelming majority of the inhabitants is vaccinated. Whereas unvaccinated people account for almost two-thirds of all instances, they make up lower than 16 per cent of the inhabitants aged 12 and older.
The remainder of the instances concerned people who had been partially vaccinated or not but protected by vaccination.
Of the 9 COVID-19-related deaths reported within the final six weeks, 4 concerned individuals who had been unvaccinated, two concerned people who had been absolutely vaccinated, two concerned individuals who had been partially vaccinated and one concerned somebody who was not but protected by vaccination.
On the well being unit’s web site, residents can discover data on pop-up clinics, mass vaccination clinics and pharmacies; steerage for anybody vaccinated outdoors of the province or nation; transportation assist for these in want; and extra.
Anybody seeking to be examined for COVID-19 can discover details about the areas of testing websites on the well being unit’s web site.
The most recent COVID-19 take a look at positivity charge within the area was 1.1 per cent for the week of Oct. 10, down from 1.7 per cent for the week of Oct. 3.
Ontario
Ontario reported 370 COVID-19 instances on Sunday, bringing the full variety of instances within the province to 597,515.
For comparability, final Sunday 443 instances had been reported, which means the seven-day common continues to drop. It stands at 379, down from Saturday when it was 389. Final Sunday, it was 428.
One extra demise was additionally introduced on Oct. 24, bringing the provincial virus-related demise toll to 9,846.
A complete of 584,411 instances are thought of resolved, which is up by 480.
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The province indicated that the positivity charge for the final day was 1.2 per cent, which is down from Saturday’s report when it was 1.5 per cent, and down from final Sunday’s report, when it was 1.4 per cent.
As of 8 p.m. Saturday, 22,385,190 COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered in Ontario, marking a rise of 19,285. Of the most recent pictures given, 6,471 had been first doses and 12,814 had been second doses.
In Ontario, almost 87.9 per cent of individuals aged 12-plus have obtained at the very least one vaccine dose and greater than 83.8 per cent are absolutely vaccinated.
Elgin and Oxford
Southwestern Public Well being (SWPH) doesn’t replace instances on the weekend.
On Friday, SWPH reported 19 instances, whereas one case was eliminated by way of information cleansing:
- 4,569 complete instances (a rise of 18)
- 82 energetic instances (a rise of three)
- 4,397 resolved instances (a rise of 15)
- 90 deaths to this point
- 1,409 variant of concern instances (a rise of 9, all Delta), with 774 Alpha, 581 Delta and 54 Beta or Gamma
Of the 82 energetic instances within the area, 26 had been in Elgin County (together with 10 in Aylmer and 7 in West Elgin) and 56 had been in Oxford County (together with 17 in Woodstock, 13 in Norwich Township, 12 in Tillsonburg and 7 in Ingersoll).
The latest demise was reported Oct. 19, involving a girl in her 80s from Elgin County.
4 individuals are hospitalized with COVID-19 with two instances within the ICU, unchanged from Wednesday.
There aren’t any energetic institutional outbreaks as of Friday.
Data on faculty instances could be discovered on the web sites of the Thames Valley District College Board and the London District Catholic College Board.
The area’s take a look at positivity charge was 3.4 per cent for the week of Oct. 10, up from 2.9 per cent for the week of Oct. 3.
On Oct. 19, 82.5 per cent of these aged 12 and older within the area had been absolutely vaccinated whereas 86.4 per cent have had at the very least one dose. Nevertheless, the well being unit supplied decrease figures on Friday.
As of Oct. 21, the well being unit says 82.2 per cent had been absolutely vaccinated and 86.0 per cent had at the very least one dose.
Data on the place and how one can get vaccinated could be discovered on the well being unit’s web site.
Huron and Perth
Huron Perth Public Well being (HPP) doesn’t replace instances on the weekend.
On Friday, HPPH reported:
- 2,294 complete instances (a rise of two)
- 15 energetic instances (a lower of 4)
- 2,212 recoveries (a rise of 5)
- 66 deaths to this point (unchanged)
Among the many 15 energetic instances, 4 had been in Perth East and three every in Stratford and North Perth. Full case counts by municipality could be discovered on the well being unit’s dashboard.
There was one affected person hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Wednesday and there may be one energetic case involving a health-care employee.
HPPH reported 4 outbreaks, although there have been no long-term care dwelling, retirement dwelling or hospital outbreaks as of Friday.
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Two of the outbreaks concerned faculties:
- Huron Christian College in Clinton, declared Oct. 8 and involving six scholar instances
- Stratford District Christian College in Stratford, declared Oct. 8 and involving two college students
The opposite outbreaks had been listed as a group outbreak and a office outbreak. A beforehand reported congregate residing setting outbreak has since been declared over. No additional particulars had been supplied.
Knowledge on faculty instances could be discovered on the web sites of the Avon-Maitland District College Board and the Huron-Perth Catholic District College Board.
The area’s take a look at positivity charge was 2.3 per cent for the week of Oct. 3, down from 2.6 per cent the week of Sept. 26. The info for the week of Oct. 10 has not but been supplied.
HPPH’s vaccine dashboard confirmed that as of Oct. 18, 80.3 per cent of these aged 12 and older had been absolutely vaccinated whereas 84.4 per cent have had at the very least one dose.
Data on how and the place to get a vaccine could be discovered on the well being unit’s web site.
Sarnia and Lambton
On Sunday, Lambton Public Well being (LPH) reported:
- 4,143 complete instances (a rise of three)
- 86 energetic instances (a lower of 17)
- 3,987 resolved instances (a rise of 20)
- 70 deaths to this point (unchanged)
LPH doesn’t replace particular COVID-19 information over the weekend.
On Friday, LPH reported a complete of 587 variant of concern instances. Of that, 439 have been Alpha, 130 have been Delta and 18 have been Gamma.
Seven COVID-19 sufferers had been within the care of Bluewater Well being as of Friday.
LPH reported an energetic outbreak at one unidentified office, declared on Oct. 3 linked to 4 instances.
Three outbreaks linked to varsities had been energetic, one at Confederation Central Public College, declared Oct. 12, and linked to fewer than 5 instances. The 2 different energetic outbreaks had been declared on Oct. 14 at Cathcart Boulevard Public College and Gregory A. Hogan Catholic College, each linked to fewer than 5 instances.
All energetic instances at faculties inside the Lambton Kent District College Board could be discovered on-line, as can instances at faculties inside the St. Clair Catholic District College Board.
The take a look at positivity charge for the week of Oct. 10 was 5.2 per cent, up from 3.6 per cent the week prior.
Amongst space residents aged 12 and older, 79.4 per cent are absolutely vaccinated and 83.0 per cent have had at the very least one dose.
Residents can guide and re-book COVID-19 vaccine appointments or discover data on vaccine availability at pharmacies utilizing the well being unit’s registration web page. Individuals may name the vaccine name centre at 226-254-8222.
Those that are capable of get vaccinated on brief discover are inspired to join Lambton Public Well being’s every day Vaccine Standby Record.
—With recordsdata from World Information’ Ryan Rocca, Jacquelyn LeBel and Sawyer Bogdan
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