COVID-19: 3 new cases for Peterborough area as active cases fall to 20

Peterborough Public Health reported three new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday as the number of active cases continues to decline.

In its update at 4:14 p.m., the health unit reported 20 active cases, down from 24 reported on Monday morning. The health unit serves the City of Peterborough, all municipalities within Peterborough County, Curve Lake First Nation and Hiawatha First Nation.

Of the health unit’s 1,577 cumulative cases (three cases from previous days were added Tuesday) since the pandemic began, 1,536 are now deemed resolved — that’s 10 more since Monday. The resolved cases make up approximately 97.4 per cent of all cases.

The number of variant cases as of Tuesday is 744, just one more case since Monday. The health unit confirmed its first Delta variant case on June 19. The first confirmed variant case in the health unit’s jurisdiction was reported on Feb. 23.

Other COVID-19 data for Tuesday:

• Outbreaks: None active. Since the pandemic began, the health unit has dealt with 304 COVID-19 cases associated with 50 outbreaks.
• Close contacts: 79, up from 78 reported on Monday.
• Hospitalizations: at least 77 cases have required hospitalized care since the pandemic was declared — two more since Monday; 15 cases required the intensive care unit (unchanged). The ICU admissions make up one per cent of all the health unit’s cases.
• Peterborough Regional Health Centre: reports as of noon Tuesday there were five COVID-19 inpatients — up from three last reported on Friday (an update Monday was not available). There have been at least 76 patient transfers from other areas (unchanged).
• Deaths: 21 — the latest on Sunday, May 30, one of four that month. Since the pandemic was declared, two deaths have been linked to the Empress Gardens Retirement Residence in Peterborough. Another death was linked to the Severn Court Student Residence February outbreak in Peterborough, while three were tied to a November 2020 outbreak at Fairhaven.
• Trent University: reports no cases.
• Fleming College: reports no cases related to its Sutherland campus.
• More than 53,600 people have been tested for COVID-19 — an additional 50 since Monday.

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Vaccination

The health unit is hosting additional vaccination clinics in Peterborough County. Upcoming clinics include:

• Friday, June 25: Buckhorn at the Buckhorn Community Centre
• Saturday, June 26: Apsley at the North Kawartha Community Centre

A pop-up clinic for youth ages 12-17 and their families will be held on Saturday, June 26 at the Evinrude Centre/Health Planet Arena in Peterborough from noon to 3 p.m.

All vaccination appointments must be made via the provincial call centre at 1-833-943-3900, available daily 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., or any time online. Clinics are being run at the Evinrude Centre/Healthy Planet Arena and the Peterborough Regional Health Centre.

The following Peterborough and area pharmacies offer vaccine to eligible recipients:

• Aylmer Street Pharmacy, 296 Aylmer St. N. (in Above and Beyond)
• Costco Pharmacy, 485 The Parkway
• Charlotte Care Pharmacy, 270 Charlotte St. Unit 100
• Keene Drug Mart, 1105 Heritage Line in Keene
• Havelock Pharmacy, 44 Ottawa St. W. in Havelock
• High St. Guardian, 815 High St.
• Loblaw Pharmacy, 400 Lansdowne St. E.
• Loblaw Pharmacy, 230 George St. N. (inside No Frills Grocery)
• Medical Centre Pharmacy, 707 Charlotte St.
• Pharmasave The Clinic Pharmacy at 26 Hospital Dr.
• Rexall Pharmacy, 85 George St. N.
• Rexall Pharmacy, 1154 Chemong Rd.
• Rx Drug Mart, 16 Grand Road in Campbellford
• Sherbrooke Heights Pharmacy, 1625 Sherbrooke St. W.
• Shoppers Drug Mart, 971 Chemong Rd.
• Shoppers Drug Mart, 250 Charlotte St.
• Shoppers Drug Mart, 741 Lansdowne St. W.
• Shoppers Simply Pharmacy, 361 George St. N.
• Sobeys Pharmacy, 1200 Lansdowne St. W.
• The Medical Shoppe, 860 Chemong Road
• Walmart, 1002 Chemong Rd.
• Walmart Pharmacy, 950 Lansdowne St. W.
• Westmount Pharmacy, 1293 Clonsilla Ave.

Appointments are required and can be made by calling the respective pharmacies or visiting the Ontario government’s website.