Huron Perth Public Health provided an update today on the status of Covid-19 in the Region.
There are 23 active cases with 3 residents in hospital.
Deaths are unchanged at 50.
There are currently 2 presumptive cases of a Covid-19 variant of concern in the Region. Confirmation can take up to 2 weeks to get the results back. Provincial laboratories don’t automatically do genome sequencing on all presumptive cases. They are treated as such regardless by the local Health Unit.
There are a high percentage of the new cases that are not adhering to the local health guidelines and restrictions.
Get togethers, socially distanced and while wearing masks, are limited to 10 people.
There is 1 active workplace outbreak.
The province launched their own Covid-19 vaccination system and customer service system. Huron Perth Public Health will continue to book their vaccinations using their own system.
The list of eligible residents who are able to book vaccination appointments has been expanded (criteria below are in ADDITION to past criteria). Confirm at hpph.ca/vaccine
- Adults 16 years of age and older who are chronic home care recipients.
- Frontline healthcare workers in the following outpatient and ambulatory areas:
- Hospital-based outpatient clinics
- Primary care, including walk-in clinics, community health centres, and nurse-practitioner-led clinics
- Home and community care
- Adult day programs for seniors
- Community Based Specialty clinics, including medical and surgical specialties
- Death investigation professionals
- Dentistry
- Gynecology/obstetrics, midwifery, and birth centres
- Contract nursing agencies
- Pharmacies
- Assisted living, group homes, residential facilities, supportive housing
- Correctional settings
- Hospices and palliative care settings
- Shelters
- Laboratory services
Up-to-date vaccine information is available at that site and by calling 1-888-2221-2133 ext. 1
Over 5000 people 80 years and older have been booked from the community (this excludes residents of Long-Term and Retirement homes that had been booked initially).
Once eligible for a vaccine you never lose eligibility. There is no worry that you missed your chance to be vaccinated.
