10 New COVID-19 Cases Reported in Guelph, Active Cases Fall to 19 | The Canadian News

Guelph’s public health unit reported 10 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, as the city’s total case count rose to 5,060.

The latest data shows that active cases in Guelph fell by one over the Thanksgiving long weekend to 19, with another 11 recoveries.

The total number of resolved cases amounted to 4,996 and the city’s death toll from coronavirus remained at 45.

In Wellington County, 12 new cases have been confirmed, with the case count there now at 2,011.

Active cases have risen to 21 in the county and 11 new recoveries have been reported. The death toll in the county related to the new coronavirus remains at 38.

In Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph, there are six cases that are treated in a hospital, including two in intensive care.

The school boards of the Catholic districts of Upper Grand and Wellington are reporting two cases in two schools in Guelph and Wellington counties.

A school-wide outbreak has been declared over at the École elementaire catholique Saint-René-Goupil on Scottsdale Drive.

The University of Guelph reports an active case on campus.

Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health will include children who turn 12 in 2021 in its population eligible to receive a vaccine.

That means 83.6 percent of eligible residents are now considered fully vaccinated, while 87.4 percent have received a dose of the vaccine.

In Guelph, 89.1% of eligible residents are fully vaccinated and 92.8% are partially vaccinated, while in Wellington County, 76.6% are fully vaccinated and 79.9% have received a dose.

Last week, approximately 3,950 vaccine injections were administered, including approximately 1,150 first doses, approximately 1,900 second doses, and approximately 900 third doses.

Third doses are offered to specific high-risk groups, such as organ transplant recipients and residents of high-risk congregated settings.

Public health is publishing COVID-19 vaccination rates within local high schools.

As of Tuesday, 78.9 percent of high school students on the Upper Grand District School Board have been fully vaccinated, while 81.3 percent have received two doses on the Wellington Catholic District School Board.

Upper Grand says 87.3 percent of its permanent employees have testified to being fully vaccinated as of October 6, while Wellington Catholic says 88.3 percent have testified being fully vaccinated as of September 29.