Ontario
Ontario reported 3,630 people in hospital with COVID on Thursday — an all-time high — though just over half of them were initially admitted due to complications with the virus.
There are 500 people in ICUs, down by five from the day before, roughly 82 per cent of those in intensive care were admitted because of COVID.
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Meanwhile, Ontario also reported 9,909 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, though that is an underestimate of the true widespread transmission of the virus due to recent testing restrictions.
The death toll in the province has risen to 10,480 as 35 more virus-related deaths were added from over the past month.
Elgin and Oxford
Southwestern Public Health reported one death Thursday, involving a woman in the 100+ age group, tied to the Woodingford Lodge outbreak in Woodstock. This follows four deaths reported Wednesday and three reported Tuesday, four of which were also tied to long-term care homes.
SWPH reported 25 hospitalizations on Thursday, up from 24 the day before and 12 a week ago. There were eight cases in the ICU, unchanged from Tuesday and up from four a week ago.
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The test positivity rate for the week of Jan. 2 was 19.5 per cent, down from 24.8 per cent during the week of Dec. 26.
As for cases, SWPH is reporting:
8,831 cases (an increase of 112, with one case removed due to data cleanup)
1,173 active cases (a decrease of 139)
7,531 resolved cases (an increase of 419; note that SWPH clears all cases after 10 days regardless of outcome)
127 deaths (an increase of one)
There are active outbreaks at the following long-term homes, retirement homes and hospitals:
Valleyview Nursing Home, St. Thomas, declared Dec. 23 and involving 16 resident cases and 24 staff cases
Woodingford Lodge, Woodstock, declared Dec. 28 and involving 13 resident cases, 14 staff cases and one death
Tillsonburg Retirement Residence – Tillsonburg, declared Dec. 29 and involving three resident cases
Chartwell Oxford Gardens, Woodstock, declared Dec. 30 and involving 12 resident cases and four staff cases
Caressant Care Bonnie Place Retirement Home, St. Thomas, declared Dec. 30 and involving 15 resident cases, nine staff cases and one death
Caressant Care Bonnie Place Nursing Home, St. Thomas, declared Dec. 30 and involving 11 resident cases and eight staff cases
Elgin Manor, St. Thomas, declared Dec. 31 and involving four resident cases and two staff cases
Extendicare, Port Stanley, declared Jan. 2 and involving nine resident cases and 11 staff cases
Secord Trails, Ingersoll, declared Jan. 2 and involving 35 resident cases, 15 staff cases and two deaths
Chartwell Aylmer, Aylmer, declared Jan. 2 and involving five resident cases and six staff cases
Alexandra Hospital, Ingersoll, declared Jan. 3 and involving nine resident cases and three staff cases
Caressant Care Nursing Home – Woodstock, declared Jan. 3 and involving one resident case and 11 staff cases
Maples Nursing Home – Tavistock, declared Jan. 7, involving one resident case and eight staff cases
St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital – St. Thomas, declared Jan. 7, involving four resident cases and three staff cases
As of Jan. 12, 76.7 per cent of those aged five and older in the region had received two doses of the vaccine, while 81.8 per cent have had at least one dose.
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COVID-19: Ontario to launch school-based vaccination clinics as in-person learning restarts
A walk-in vaccination clinic will be held on Jan. 13 in Straffordville from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Straffordville Community Centre at 56169 Heritage Line.
Further information on where and how to get vaccinated can be found on the health unit’s website.
The health unit encouraged people to join its Same-Day Vaccination List, which offers any leftover doses due to cancellations or no-shows.
Huron and Perth
On Thursday, Huron Perth Public Health reported nine people were in hospital with COVID-19, up from six Wednesday and up from six a week ago.
Of those, six are considered to be active cases.
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The number of health-care workers with active COVID-19 infections climbed to 95, up from 89 Wednesday and 21 a week ago.
For the week of Jan. 2, the test positivity rate was 11 per cent, from 21.2 per cent for the week of Dec. 26.
In total, HPPH reported on Wednesday:
4,394 total cases (an increase of 88)
1,262 active cases (an increase of 73)
3,054 recoveries (an increase of 15)
78 deaths to date (unchanged)
The most recent deaths were reported on Tuesday when two deaths were added to the tally, no further details were provided.
There are 21 active outbreaks reported by HPPH, including 10 at long-term care or retirement homes:
Braemar Nursing Home, North Huron, declared Jan. 12 and involving two residents and four staff cases
Hillside Manor, Perth East, declared Dec. 31 and involving three staff cases
Kingsway Lodge, St. Marys, declared Jan. 3 and involving 10 resident cases and 14 staff cases
Knollcrest Lodge, Perth East, declared Jan. 12 and involving three staff cases
Queensway Nursing home, Bluewater, declared Dec. 31 and involving one resident case and one staff case
Caressant Care Retirement Home, North Perth, declared Jan. 2 and involving one resident case and two staff cases
Exeter Villa, South Huron, declared Jan. 2 and involving six resident cases and 12 staff cases
Goderich Place, Goderich, declared Jan. 8 and involving one resident case and three staff cases
Maplewood Manor Retirement Home, Huron East, declared Dec. 30 and involving one resident case and three staff cases
Seaforth Manor Retirement Home, Huron East, declared Jan. 2 and involving three resident cases and three staff cases
HPPH is also reporting an outbreak at Stratford General Hospital, declared Jan. 7, involving one patient and four staff members.
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HPPH is reporting 10 outbreaks at congregate living settings but no further details were provided.
An outbreak at Wildwood Care Centre, St. Marys, declared Dec. 27 and involving seven staff cases, is no longer listed as active.
As of Jan. 10, 83.3 per cent of residents aged five and older have had at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose while 78.4 per cent are fully vaccinated. Third-dose coverage stands at 38.6 per cent of those five and older, though those under the age of 18 are not eligible for a third dose.
Information on how and where to get a vaccine can be found on the health unit’s website.
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Sarnia and Lambton
Bluewater Health reported 35 patients in hospital with confirmed COVID-19, unchanged from Wednesday and up from 24 a week ago.
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Lambton Public Health is reporting the average ICU occupancy was at 95 per cent for the week of Jan. 2, up from 80 per cent for the week of Dec. 26.
The test positivity rate for the week of Jan. 2 was 28.5 per cent, down from 31.2 per cent for the week of Dec. 26.
On Thursday, Lambton Public Health reported:
7,427 total cases (an increase of 147)
870 active cases (a decrease of 69)
6,464 resolved cases (an increase of 214)
93 deaths to date (an increase of two)
No further details were provided about the two deaths reported Thursday.
LPH reported 15 active outbreaks as of Thursday, including at the following congregate living facilities:
Christian Horizons in Sarnia, declared Jan. 10 and involving fewer than five resident cases and fewer than five staff/caregiver cases
Lambton County Developmental Services in Wyoming, declared Jan. 9 and involving fewer than five resident cases and fewer than five staff/caregiver cases
Huron House Boys Home in Brights Grove, declared Jan. 8 and involving fewer than five residents and fewer than five staff/caregivers
Community Living Sarnia-Lambton in Sarnia, declared Jan. 7 and involving fewer than five residents and fewer than five staff/caregivers
St. Francis Advocates in Petrolia, declared Jan. 7 and involving fewer than five residents and fewer than five staff/caregivers
Community Living Sarnia-Lambton in Sarnia, declared Jan. 6 and involving fewer than five residents and fewer than five staff/caregivers
There are outbreaks at the following long-term care and retirement homes:
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Watford Quality Care in Watford, declared Jan. 5 and involving fewer than five resident cases and fewer than five staff cases
Trillium Villa in Sarnia, declared Jan. 3 and involving 24 residents and 23 staff/caregivers
Marshall Gowland Manor in Sarnia, declared Jan. 1 and involving fewer than five residents and 13 staff/caregivers
Afton Park Place in Sarnia, declared Dec. 31 and involving fewer than five residents and nine staff/caregivers
Sumac Lodge in Sarnia, declared Dec. 31 and involving 20 resident cases and 12 cases among staff/caregivers
Fiddick’s Nursing Home in Petrolia, declared Dec. 30 and involving 11 residents and 16 staff/caregivers
Outbreaks have also been reported at a jail and hospital. The outbreak at Sarnia Jail in Sarnia was declared Jan. 8 and involves nine inmates and fewer than five staff members. The outbreak at Bluewater Health in Sarnia was declared Jan. 7 and involves five patients and six staff members.
There is also an outbreak at an unidentified workplace, declared Jan. 11 involving three cases.
Outbreaks at Vision Nursing Home in Sarnia, declared Dec. 29 and involving fewer than five residents and eight staff/caregivers, and at Rosewood Retirement Village in Sarnia, declared Dec. 26 and involving fewer than five residents and fewer than five staff/caregivers, were both declared over as of Jan. 12.
Eighty-one per cent of area residents age five and older have had at least one dose of vaccine while 77 per cent have had two doses. Thirty-two per cent have had a third dose, health unit data shows. Note that those under 18 are not currently eligible for a third dose.
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Residents can book and re-book COVID-19 vaccine appointments or find information on vaccine availability at pharmacies using the health unit’s registration page. People can also contact the vaccine call centre at 226-254-8222.
Those who are able to get vaccinated on short notice are encouraged to sign up for Lambton Public Health’s daily Vaccine Standby List.
— with files from Global News’ Gabby Rodrigues
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