The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit reported a new death, a new outbreak and 49 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, according to data released Wednesday afternoon.
The regional health unit’s dashboard around 12:35 p.m. reported the following case data:
Deaths: 91 — one more since Tuesday’s update with a death reported in Northumberland County. It follows two deaths reported on Tuesday. Since the pandemic was declared, the health unit has reported 67 deaths in the City of Kawartha Lakes, 23 in Northumberland County and one in Haliburton County.
New lab-confirmed cases: 49 since Tuesday’s update — 31 in the City of Kawartha Lakes, 13 in Northumberland County and five in Haliburton County.
Active lab-confirmed cases: 307 — down from 375 reported Tuesday and 382 on Monday — which includes three pending cases, 222 in the Kawarthas, 69 in Northumberland County and 13 in Haliburton County. The health unit notes that due to changes in provincial testing guidelines, the number of active cases is an “underestimate” of actual community spread.
Hospitalized cases: 19 people are currently in hospital — three fewer since Tuesday’s update. Six of them are in an intensive care unit — unchanged. There have been 168 cumulative hospitalized cases since the pandemic was declared: 89 in the Kawarthas, with 74 in Northumberland (two more) and five in Haliburton County. The health unit notes there are “slight delays” in reporting case admittance, ICU admission and hospital discharges.
As of noon Wednesday, Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay reported four hospitalized cases (down by one from Tuesday’s update) with four identifying COVID-19 as the “primary cause of admission.”
Cumulative cases: 6,332 since the pandemic’s beginning — 26 pending with 3,104 in the Kawarthas (49.2 per cent), 2,856 in Northumberland County (45.4 per cent) and 346 in Haliburton County (5.5 per cent).
Resolved cases: 5,947 — an additional 117 since Tuesday’s update. The resolved cases make up approximately 94 per cent of all cases.
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Testing: Ross Memorial Hospital’s COVID-19 assessment centre is operating out of the Victoria Park Armoury on Kent Street West in Lindsay. More details are available in this article.
Vaccination: The health unit reports as of late Monday, 86.3 per cent of eligible residents (ages five and up) have one dose of a vaccine while 82 per cent have two doses. Among adults (age 18 and up), it’s 89.6 per cent with one dose, 87.6 per cent with two doses and 57.5 per cent with three doses.
Vaccination clinics: Walk-in clinics are now available for those aged five and older looking for a first, second or booster dose. Walk-in sessions will be held from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at any of the health unit’s mass immunization clinics in Cobourg, Lindsay, Colborne, Minden, Fenelon Falls, Brighton and Campbellford. Appointments can also be booked via the provincial booking system or by calling 1-833-943-3900 (TTY for people who are deaf, hearing-impaired or speech-impaired: 1-866-797-0007). A list of dates and times is available on the health unit’s website.
Outbreaks
The health unit only reports outbreaks at “high-risk settings.” A new outbreak was listed Wednesday at CHIMO Youth Family Services in Kinmount (declared Jan. 31, first reported Feb. 2).
Other active outbreaks (unless noted, case details unavailable):
- Access Community Services in Port Hope: Declared Jan. 29
- Extendicare Dysart et al: Declared Jan. 28
- Rosewood Estates Gracious Retirement Living in Cobourg (initially declared Jan. 24 but reported publicly on Jan. 27).
- Fenelon Court long-term care in Fenelon Falls: Declared Jan. 21.
- Extendicare Port Hope: Declared Jan. 19.
- Central East Correctional Centre: Declared Jan. 17. Outbreaks were declared on “multiple units.” The province on Jan. 31 reported 269 cases among inmates — unchanged from its Jan. 30 update (most recent data).
- Transition House Shelter in Cobourg: Declared Jan. 17. Northumberland County, which runs the shelter, reported five cases on Jan. 17 — two clients and three staff members.
- Community Living Group Home in Campbellford: Declared Jan. 11.
- Extendicare Cobourg in Cobourg: Declared Jan. 11.
- William Place Retirement Home in Lindsay: Declared Jan. 10.
- Regency long-term care in Port Hope: Declared Jan. 4. The facility on Tuesday reported 12 active cases — six residents and six staff members. All are fully vaccinated.
- Warkworth Place long-term care in Warkworth: Declared Dec. 31, 2021.
- Caressant Care McLaughlin long-term care in Lindsay: Declared Dec. 30, 2021. The home on Tuesday reported six active cases — down from 16 on Jan. 27 — with two residents and four staff members. “We are heading in the right direction,” stated executive director Jenn Craft. A resident death was reported on Jan. 12 amid the outbreak.
- Golden Plough Lodge long-term care in Cobourg: Declared Dec. 26, 2021, initially with two employee cases. The home on Jan. 1 reported four cases — an additional three staff members and one resident.
The following outbreaks were reported resolved on Wednesday:
- Northumberland Hills Hospital in Cobourg: Declared Jan. 22 on Unit 2A inpatient unit.
- Christian Horizons in Lindsay. Declared Jan. 14.
- Community Living Group Home — Warkworth: Declared Jan. 5.
- Warkworth Institution: Declared Dec. 21, 2021. Correctional Service of Canada reported there were 158 cases among inmates.
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