Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health says 140,076 doses of the COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the region as of Wednesday morning.
This is an increase of 2,884 doses from what was reported the previous day.
Public health reports that 133,424 people have now been vaccinated, having received at least one dose, which translates into 52.3 per cent of the eligible population. The goal is to get to 75 per cent by June.
Over 6,600 people have received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccines.
Anyone aged 12 and up can pre-register for a vaccination appointment on public health’s website.
Meanwhile, public health is reporting 14 new cases of COVID-19 in Guelph on Wednesday, raising the city’s total case count to 4,266.
Active cases in the city fell by one to 128 with another 15 recoveries being reported.
The city’s resolved case count is at 4,100 and its COVID-19-related death toll of 38 remains unchanged. The latest death attributed to the virus was reported on May 7.
Two outbreaks, both declared on May 4 at Guelph General Hospital, continue after eight patients tested positive for the virus and one died.
In Wellington County, 10 new cases are being reported on Wednesday as its case count reaches 1,548.
The number of active cases in the county fell by one within the last day to 52, with another 11 people recovering from COVID-19. Resolved cases have climbed to 1,459.
Wellington County’s COVID-19-related death toll of 37 remained unchanged; the most recent death was reported on Monday.
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph’s case rate fell to 64.7 per 100,000, while its test positivity rate is at 7.3 per cent.
There are 21 people with COVID-19 in a hospital within the health unit, including seven in intensive care.