28 people with COVID-19 in Guelph Hospital, 3 outbreaks in the city | The Canadian News

Guelph General Hospital reported on Tuesday that it was treating 28 patients who tested positive for COVID-19, while 34 staff members were off work due to the virus.

In the past week, the number of patients has dropped by four, while the number of staff leaving has dropped by 11.

Across Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph, public health reports 38 people are in hospital with COVID-19, including 10 in an intensive care unit.

Guelph’s death toll from coronavirus reached 50 during the pandemic with one new fatal case reported on Monday.

Testing captured 20 new cases in the city, raising the total number of cases to 8,905. However, this is an underestimation of the true widespread transmission of the virus due to recent testing limitations.

Guelph has at least 250 active cases, while 44 cases are now considered resolved, raising the total figure to 8,605.

In Wellington County, two new cases were confirmed, which increased the total number of confirmed cases to 4,253. There are at least 155 active cases in the country and there were 42 fatal cases during the pandemic.

There are seven active COVID-19 outbreaks at Guelph and Wellington County health facilities. At least five fatal cases are linked to these outbreaks.

The latest public health data shows that 85 per cent of qualifying residents in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph – those who are five or older – are considered fully vaccinated, while 89.5 per cent have received at least one vaccine dose.

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More than 57 percent of adults over the age of 18 have received a boost in the region.

If we only look at Guelph, 87.1 percent of all eligible residents are fully vaccinated and 61.1 percent of adults over 18 have received a booster, while in Wellington County, 83.9 percent are fully vaccinated and 59 , 4 percent of those eligible received a booster. .

So far this week, about 1,500 vaccines have been administered in the region, with about 900 third-dose booster shots.

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