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 a brand new COVID-19-related demise together with 16 new instances on Saturday.
The overall variety of instances now stands at 14,623, with 98 energetic instances (a rise of three), 14,278 recoveries (a rise of 12) and 247 whole deaths (a rise of 1).
The most recent demise includes a person in his 80s who was not related to a long-term care or retirement dwelling.
Of the 98 energetic instances, 24 contain youngsters aged 11 or beneath at a charge of 37.3 instances per 100,000 inhabitants. That cohort shouldn’t be but eligible for vaccination.
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The age group with the most important variety of energetic instances is the 40-64 age group with 34 energetic instances, although the speed of energetic instances per 100,000 inhabitants is lower than these beneath 12, at 21.2 per 100,000 inhabitants.
Of the 98 energetic instances, 78 are in London.
Info on native variant of concern knowledge will be discovered by visiting the well being unit’s abstract of COVID-19 instances in Middlesex-London web page and clicking on the “Case Standing” tab.
Hospitalizations
London Well being Sciences Centre (LHSC) doesn’t replace COVID-19 knowledge on the weekend.
As of Friday, LHSC was caring for 9 in-patients with COVID-19.
There have been 5 or fewer in-patients in grownup essential care or the intensive care unit.
There have been 5 or fewer in-patients with COVID-19 in Kids’s Hospital and 0 in paediatric essential care.
5 or fewer workers have at present examined optimistic for COVID-19.
St. Joseph’s Well being Care London (SJHCL) reported two non-outbreak instances involving health-care staff.
Outbreaks
The MLHU is reporting two facility-wide outbreaks.
One is at Richmond Woods retirement dwelling, declared Nov. 9.
The opposite is at Village of Glendale Crossing, declared Nov. 10.
Outbreaks are additionally energetic on the following faculties:
- École élémentaire catholique Frère André
- Notre Dame Catholic Faculty
- St. Nicholas Senior Catholic Faculty
Faculties
The next faculties have energetic instances related to them, based on the MLHU:
- Ashley Oaks Public Faculty (one case)
- Blessed Sacrament Catholic Faculty (one case)
- C. C. Carrothers Public Faculty (one case)
- École élémentaire catholique Frère André (three case)
- Emily Carr Public Faculty (one case)
- J. S. Buchanan French Immersion Public Faculty (one case)
- Kensal Park French Immersion Public Faculty(one case)
- Mary Wright Public Faculty (one case)
- Matthews Corridor Unbiased Faculty (one case)
- Notre Dame Catholic Faculty (three instances)
- Oakridge Secondary Faculty (one case)
- St. Anne’s Catholic Faculty (one case)
- St. Bernadette Catholic Faculty (one case)
- St. John French Immersion Faculty (one case)
- St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary Faculty (two instances)
- St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Faculty (one case)
- Westminster Secondary Faculty (one case)
- Wilfrid Jury Public Faculty (one case)
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The next child-care and early years centres have energetic instances related to them, based on the MLHU:
- Religion Day Nursery (one case)
- Sir John A Macdonald YMCA Childcare (one case)
The well being unit says at the very least 230 instances have been reported for the reason that begin of the college 12 months involving elementary and secondary faculties, in addition to child-care and early years centres.
Vaccinations and testing
The most recent vaccination replace was issued on Nov. 6.
As of finish of day, Nov. 6, 89.5 per cent of eligible residents (12 and older) have had at the very least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine whereas 86.2 per cent are absolutely immunized.
Since Oct. 1, unvaccinated people have accounted for 56.3 per cent of all instances (or 268 of 445 instances) and 76.9 per cent of all hospitalizations (10 of 13).
Of the six COVID-19-related deaths reported within the final six weeks, 4 concerned individuals who have been unvaccinated, one concerned a person who was absolutely vaccinated and one concerned somebody who was partially vaccinated.
On the well being unit’s web site, residents can discover info on pop-up clinics, mass vaccination clinics and pharmacies; steering for anybody vaccinated outdoors of the province or nation; transportation help for these in want; and extra.
Anybody trying 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 check positivity charge within the area was 1.0 per cent for the week of Oct. 31, down from 1.6 per cent for the week of Oct. 24.
“Our incident charges in Middlesex-London proceed to be beneficial, nevertheless, after we look to different components of the province and the province as an entire, there are warning indicators on the dashboard relating to the COVID-19 instances,” mentioned Dr. Alex Summers, related medical officer of well being for the MLHU.
“The incident charges amongst people who’re unvaccinated are 5 to 10 instances increased than what we’d see amongst these which are vaccinated.”
Ontario
Ontario reported 661 new instances of COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the overall case rely within the province to 606,507. It’s the very best each day case rely within the final month.
The seven-day common has climbed to 559 in comparison with final Saturday the place the common was recorded at 426.
Six extra deaths have been recorded on Saturday, bringing the provincial demise toll to 9,927.
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The province additionally reported 469 instances have been deemed resolved Saturday. The overall variety of resolved instances on this province is recorded at 591,994.
Inside the final 24 hours, 26,456 checks have been accomplished. Take a look at positivity hit 2.4 per cent. This can be a slight lower from Friday’s charge of two.5 per cent.
In Ontario, greater than 11.5 million individuals among the many eligible inhabitants (85.4 per cent) age 12 and better are absolutely vaccinated.
Not less than 88.7 per cent of the eligible inhabitants have acquired at the very least one dose. Greater than 22.6 million doses have been administered for the reason that rollout of vaccines started final 12 months.
Elgin and Oxford
Southwestern Public Well being (SWPH) doesn’t replace COVID-19 knowledge on the weekend.
On Friday, SWPH reported:
- 4,925 whole instances
- 154 energetic instances
- 4,676 resolved instances
- 95 deaths thus far
Additional particulars will be discovered on SWPH’s COVID-19 dashboard.
The latest demise was reported Tuesday and concerned a lady in her 50s from Elgin County. It was the primary demise reported this week however the fourth demise reported within the final two weeks.
Of the 154 energetic instances within the area, 69 have been in Elgin County (together with 34 in Aylmer) and 85 have been in Oxford County (together with 37 in Woodstock).
SWPH doesn’t disclose the vaccination standing of people however instructed International Information that roughly 78 per cent of energetic instances contain people who usually are not absolutely vaccinated.
Twelve individuals have been hospitalized with COVID-19 with six within the ICU as of Thursday. There have been no energetic institutional outbreaks.
In a launch issued Friday afternoon, St. Thomas Elgin Normal Hospital (STEGH) reported it’s at capability and dealing with a “dire scenario,” with COVID-19 case numbers within the area quickly rising.
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“Now we have reached our capability to look after critically unwell sufferers and our hospital is working above capability — each of that are the direct results of COVID-19,” mentioned Dr. Waleed Chehadi, Chief of Employees at STEGH.
The president and CEO of STEGH , Karen Davies, instructed 980 CFPL the hospital was treating 13 COVID-19 sufferers as of Saturday and that its stage three intensive care unit is full.
“It might sound that 13 further sufferers shouldn’t be sufficient to tip a hospital over, however it’s whenever you’re already at capability,” she mentioned.
In keeping with Davies, not one of the COVID-19 sufferers are vaccinated.
She says up to now 18 hours, the hospital has referred two sufferers to a different hospital because of the capability problem.
Info on college instances will be discovered on the web sites of the Thames Valley District Faculty Board and the London District Catholic Faculty Board.
The area’s check positivity charge was 5.1 per cent for the week of Oct. 31, up from 3.6 per cent for the week of Oct. 24.
On Nov. 11, 83.9 per cent of these aged 12 and older within the area have been absolutely vaccinated whereas 86.9 per cent have had at the very least one dose.
Info on the place and find out how to get vaccinated will be discovered on the well being unit’s web site.
Huron and Perth
Huron Perth Public Well being (HPPH) doesn’t replace COVID-19 knowledge on the weekend.
As of Friday, HPPH reported:
- 2,425 whole instances
- 60 energetic instances
- 2,299 recoveries
- 67 deaths thus far
Among the many 60 energetic instances, 17 have been reported in Stratford and 13 in Perth East. Full case counts by municipality will be discovered on the well being unit’s dashboard.
There have been two individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 and three energetic instances involving health-care staff, as of Friday.
HPPH reported 4 outbreaks, although there have been no long-term care dwelling, retirement dwelling or hospital outbreaks as of Friday.
An outbreak at Milverton Public Faculty in Perth East was declared Oct. 27 and includes one workers case and 16 pupil instances.
The opposite three outbreaks contain workplaces. No additional info was supplied.
Knowledge on college instances will be discovered on the web sites of the Avon-Maitland District Faculty Board and the Huron-Perth Catholic District Faculty Board.
The area’s check positivity charge was 2.7 per cent for the week of Oct. 31, up from 2.3 per cent for the week of Oct. 24.
HPPH’s vaccine dashboard confirmed that as of Nov. 8, 82.1 per cent of these aged 12 and older have been absolutely vaccinated whereas 85.2 per cent have had at the very least one dose.
Info on how and the place to get a vaccine will be discovered on the well being unit’s web site.
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Sarnia and Lambton
On Saturday, Lambton Public Well being (LPH) reported:
- 4,268 whole instances (a rise of 4)
- 44 energetic instances (a lower of three)
- 4,151 resolved instances (a rise of eight)
- 73 deaths (unchanged)
LPH doesn’t replace particular COVID-19 knowledge on the weekend.
Seven COVID-19 sufferers have been within the care of Bluewater Well being as of Friday.
LPH reported 4 energetic outbreaks on Friday:
- Brigden Public Faculty, declared Nov. 4 and involving seven instances
- Bluewater Well being hospital, declared Nov. 5 and involving fewer than 5 affected person instances and fewer than 5 workers instances
- a office outbreak declared Oct. 31, involving 4 instances
- a office outbreak declared Nov. 9, involving three instances
All energetic instances at faculties throughout the Lambton Kent District Faculty Board will be discovered on-line, as can instances at faculties throughout the St. Clair Catholic District Faculty Board.
The check positivity charge for the week of Oct. 31 was 3.8 per cent, up from 2.5 per cent the week prior.
Amongst space residents aged 12 and older, 80.9 per cent are absolutely vaccinated and 84 per cent have had at the very least one dose.
Residents can e book and re-book COVID-19 vaccine appointments or discover info on vaccine availability at pharmacies utilizing the well being unit’s registration web page. Folks may also 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 each day Vaccine Standby Checklist.
—With information from International Information’ Sawyer Bogdan, Jacquelyn LeBel and Kabi Moulitharan
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