Peterborough Public Health reported the 23rd COVID-19 death in its jurisdiction on Friday along with 11 new COVID-19 cases, as active cases continue their steady rise this week.
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In its update issued around 4:35 pm, the regional health unit, serving Peterborough, Peterborough County, Curve Lake First Nation and Hiawatha First Nation, released the following data:
- New cases (from Thursday): 11
- Active cases: 45 – compared to 39 reported on Thursday.
- Case variants of concern: 976 – six additional cases since Thursday (970). The health unit confirmed its first Delta variant case on June 19 and its first confirmed variant case on February 23.
- Total confirmed cases: 1,745 since the pandemic was declared in March 2020.
- Resolved cases: 1,677 – four additional cases since Thursday. Resolved cases represent approximately 97.8% of all cases.
- Deceased: 23 – One death was reported on Friday, the first since June 29. Details were not immediately available.
- Close contacts: 582, up from 423 reported Thursday and 179 reported Wednesday. 69 were reported on Tuesday. A close contact is a person who is known to have had close contact with someone who was infected with COVID-19. People who are close contacts must self-isolate for 14 days from the last time they had contact with a person infected with COVID-19.
- Peterborough Regional Health Center: Reports a patient hospitalized for COVID-19 on Friday. There have been at least 76 patient transfers from other areas.
Other data on Friday:
- Testing: More than 58,300 people have been tested for COVID-19, 50 more since Thursday.
- Sprouts: None active. The health unit has treated 312 cases of COVID-19 associated with 52 outbreaks since the pandemic was declared in March 2020.
- Hospitalizations: 87 cases have required hospital care (unchanged since September 3), about 5.1 percent of all cases, while 18 of the cases required the intensive care unit. ICU admissions constitute one percent of cases.
- Trent University: The case tracker is not currently available.
- Fleming College: It does not report cases related to its campuses.
- Exposure to COVID-19: 75.8 percent of all cases in the jurisdiction of the health unit are from contact with another existing COVID-19 case, 19.9 percent are related to spread in the community , 3.8 percent are travel-related and 0.5 percent have yet to be diagnosed. determined.
On Wednesday, the health unit released its weekly vaccination rate data which can be found in this Global News story.
This month, the health unit is hosting a series of walk-in vaccination clinics in Peterborough for anyone 12 years and older, offering first and second doses. This week’s clinics include:
- Friday, September 10: Adam Scott Collegiate Vocational Institute, 175 Langton St. (in the cafeteria) 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Next week’s clinics in Peterborough and Peterborough County (September 13-17) include:
- Tuesday, September 14: Citi Center, 245 Charlotte St. from 11:30 am to 4:30 pm
- Wednesday, September 15: Buckhorn Community Center, 1782 Lakehurst Road, Buckhorn from 9 am to 3 pm
- Thursday, September 16: Citi Center, 245 Charlotte St. from 10 am to 3 pm; Lakefield College School (Chapel), 4391 County Rd. 29, Lakefield from 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm LCS students requested reservations through the LCS Wellness Center.
All medical tests and evaluations for COVID-19 in Peterborough are now consolidated at the Peterborough Regional Health Center assessment center at 1 Dr. Hospital No appointment necessary.
Several Peterborough and area pharmacies offer vaccinations to eligible recipients. An appointment is required and can be done by calling the respective pharmacies or visiting the Ontario government website.
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