4 New COVID-19 Cases Reported in Guelph, Active Cases Fall to 61 | The Canadian News

Guelph’s public health unit reported four new COVID-19 cases in the city on Tuesday, as its total case count during the pandemic rose to 4,871.

Active cases have dropped to 61 from the previous day and another 10 recoveries have been reported.

The total of resolved cases has risen to 4,765 and the death toll from coronavirus in the city remains at 45.

In Wellington County, eight new cases have been confirmed as its case count increased to 1,899.

Active cases are at 38 in the county and four new recoveries are reported. Public health reports that 39 people have died from COVID-19.

Across Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph, there are six people receiving treatment in a hospital, including two in intensive care.

School boards in the Upper Grand and Wellington Catholic districts are reporting 16 cases among 12 schools in Guelph and Wellington counties.

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Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health reports that 80.4 percent of residents over the age of 12 now consider themselves fully vaccinated, while 85.7 percent have received a dose of the vaccine.

In Guelph, 85.9 percent of eligible residents are fully vaccinated and 91.3 percent are partially vaccinated, while in Wellington County, 73.9 percent are fully vaccinated and 78.3 percent are fully vaccinated. hundred have received a dose.

With students returning to class, public health is publishing COVID-19 vaccination rates within local high schools.

As of Tuesday, 74.1 percent of high school students on the Upper Grand District School Board have been fully vaccinated, while 76.1 percent have received two doses on the Wellington Catholic District School Board.