KFL & A Region Hits Highest Active Daily Case Count, Records New COVID-19 Death – Kingston | The Canadian News

The Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington region has seen another COVID-19 related death, as well as another large increase in the number of active cases, reaching more than 300 for the first time.

The new death brings the total number of cases for the region to nine.

There are currently 301 active cases, after 109 new cases were reported over the weekend. There are also five new hospitalizations and six new outbreaks.

Of the new cases, 21 are in the age group 5 to 11 years and another 21 are in the age group 18 to 29 years.

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Currently, 23 people in the region are hospitalized for COVID-19, 9 are in ICU and 6 people need a ventilator.

The case rate per 100,000 has risen to 112.3.

Last week, the health unit imposed a restriction on the number of people allowed inside a private residence as a means of curbing the number of cases that appear in the region.

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