Two more COVID-19-related deaths were reported in the Peterborough, Ontario area on Wednesday afternoon, bringing the total to 35 since the pandemic was declared and the fifth this month.
Peterborough Public Health covid tracker, broadcast at 4:11 p.m., reported 1,072 active cases of COVID-19, up from 1,065 reported on Tuesday. Since its update on Tuesday, the health unit is reporting 86 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in its jurisdiction of Peterborough, Peterborough County, Curve Lake First Nation and Hiawatha First Nation.
Medical Officer of Health Dr. Thomas Piggott noted last week that daily active cases are a “huge underestimate.”
The latest deaths were a man in his 70s and a woman in her 90s, both of whom were vaccinated. They are the fourth and fifth deaths in January. There were five deaths during the entire month of December 2021.
Since the pandemic was declared, 130 cases have required hospitalization, an additional four cases since Tuesday’s update from the regional health unit.
The Peterborough Regional Health Center on Tuesday afternoon reported 30 current hospitalized patients with COVID-19, two of them admitted to an intensive care unit. Hospitalized cases represent approximately 3.1% of all cases. Twenty-three of the cases required the intensive care unit, unchanged from Tuesday.
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Intensive care admissions account for 0.6 percent of all health unit cases since the start of the pandemic.
Other data from Wednesday from the health unit:
- Resolved cases: 3,053: 77 more cases since Tuesday’s update. The resolved cases represent approximately 73.3% of the 4,160 cases accumulated since the start of the pandemic.
- Vaccination: Daily updates of your vaccination data can be found on the covid tracker website. Of note, 308,679 doses have been administered and 80.4% of eligible residents (ages five and older) are fully vaccinated with two doses. The health unit reports that 60,876 residents have already received a third/booster dose of a vaccine – 43% of the eligible population (ages five and up).
All vaccine doses administered for residents age 30 and older will be the Moderna vaccine, as there is currently a shortage of Pfizer vaccines, the health unit reported in late December.
The health unit updates its list of clinics on your website offering first, second and third doses for adults and first doses for children five to 11 years old. All appointments must be booked on Ontario Online Portal or by calling the provincial vaccine stockpile call center at 1-833-943-3900.
Several Peterborough and area pharmacies offer vaccinations to eligible recipients. Appointments are required and can be made by calling the respective pharmacies or visiting the Ontario government website.
Testing continues at the Peterborough Regional Health Center screening center at 1 Hospital Dr. More information on how to book a test can be found through the COVID-19 Screening Center on the website of the health unit.
On Thursday, Piggott will host a back-to-school safety webinar and answer questions from parents. The webinar will begin at 6:30 pm and can be found at YouTube channel of the health unit.
Ontario Law Fine Reopening
The health unit stated Wednesday that it has issued an $880 fine against the Keene Center for the Arts for failure to comply with regulation 263/20 of the Ontario Reopening Act.
It follows a large meeting on January 8 at the building on First Street in the town southeast of Peterborough. Videos circulating on social media — including this video posted on Twitter (warning: graphic language) – Show a group of at least 20 people without face masks together inside the building.
Current capacity limits under provincial directives are five for indoor environments. Masks are also required in indoor public settings.
From October 1, 2021, these charges have been filed against a total of five businesses under the Ontario Reopening Act within the jurisdiction of the health unit.
No new outbreaks were reported on Wednesday, leaving 19 active (unless otherwise noted, case details are not available):
- Collective housing facility (No. 14) at Peterborough: Declared Jan. 10
- Collective housing facility (No. 13) at Peterborough: Declared Jan. 10
- Collective housing facility (No. 12) at Peterborough: Declared Jan. 9,
- Peterborough Regional Health Center: Declared on January 10 in hospitalization unit B4. There were seven active cases as of Tuesday afternoon.
- Sherbrooke Heights Retirement Residence at Peterborough: Declared Jan. 8.
- Collective housing facility (No. 11) at Peterborough: Declared Jan. 7.
- Collective housing facility (No. 10) at Peterborough: Declared Jan. 7.
- Peterborough Regional Health Center: Declared on January 7 in the neonatal intensive care unit. There were two active cases as of Tuesday afternoon.
- Royal Gardens Retirement Residence at Peterborough: Declared Jan. 7. Home reported two cases among the staff.
- Collective housing facility (No. 9) at Peterborough: Declared Jan. 6.
- Collective housing facility (No. 8) at Peterborough: Declared on January 5
- Peterborough Regional Health Center: Declared on January 2 in the A5 hospitalization unit. There were five active cases as of Tuesday afternoon.
- Rubidge Street Retirement Home: Declared on January 2.
- Collective housing facility (No. 6): Declared on December 29.
- Saint Joseph at Fleming long-term care in Peterborough: declared on December 29.
- fair haven long term care in Peterborough: Declared on December 28, the home initially reported five staff cases. As of Tuesday morning the installation rReported 17 active cases — seven residents and 10 employees.
- River View Mansion long-term care in Peterborough: declared on December 28.
- Collective housing facility (No. 5) at Peterborough: Declared Dec. 23.
- Extendicare Lakefield: Declared on December 22.
There have been 531 cases associated with 88 outbreaks since the pandemic was declared, 166 cases in the last 30 days.
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