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Ontario reports 3,887 new COVID-19 cases, including 25 in greater Kawarthas region

By kawarthaNOW -

Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.

Ontario is reporting 3,887 new cases today, including 1,331 in Toronto and triple-digit increases in 7 other health units. The seven-day average of daily cases has decreased by 88 to 3,722.

There are 3,016 more cases of the B.1.1.7 UK variant and 31 more cases of the B.1.351 South Africa. The number of cases of the P.1 Brazilian variant continues to accelerate, with 144 new cases reported today for a total of 645.

Hospitalizations have decreased, including a very small decrease in the number of ICU admissions. However, there has been a large increase in the number of patients on ventilators. Ontario is reporting 21 deaths today, with no deaths in long-term care homes.

In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 25 new cases to report (including 12 in Hastings Prince Edward, 5 in Peterborough, 6 in Kawartha Lakes, 1 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton) and an additional 40 cases resolved, with the number of active cases dropping by 21 to 249.

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Most of the new cases reported today are in Toronto (1,331), Peel (871), York (267), Durham (208), Hamilton (204), Ottawa (196), Niagara (156), and Halton (123).

There are double-digit increases reported today in Middlesex-London (85), Simcoe Muskoka (62), Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph (54), Waterloo (49), Windsor-Essex (46), Brant (37), Eastern Ontario (27), Haldimand-Norfolk (22), Southwestern (17), Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (16), Hastings Prince Edward (13), Peterborough (13), Northwestern (12), Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington (10), and Lambton (10), with smaller increases in Porcupine (9), Sudbury (9), Algoma (6), Grey Bruce (6), and Huron Perth (6).

The remaining 6 health units are reporting 5 or fewer new cases, with all health units reporting at least 2 cases.

Of today’s new cases, 57% are among people 39 and younger, with the highest number of cases (1,577) among people ages 20-39 followed by 1,179 cases among people ages 40-59 and 639 cases among people 19 and under.

With 4,242 more cases resolved since yesterday, the percentage of resolved cases has increased by 0.1% to at 90.0% — the 11th straight day the percentage of resolved cases has increased. The average positivity rate across Ontario has decreased by 0.2% to 7.4%, meaning that 74 out of every 1,000 tests performed were positive for COVID-19 on April 29.

Ontario is reporting 21 new COVID-19 deaths today, with no new deaths in long-term care homes. Ontario has averaged 27 new daily deaths over the past week, a decrease of 2 from yesterday.

The number of hospitalizations has decreased by 47 to 2,201, with the number of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs decreasing by 1 to 883. However, the number of patients with COVID-19 on ventilators has increased by 12 to a new record high of 632.

A total of 53,074 tests were completed yesterday, with the backlog of tests under investigation decreasing by 2,911 to 29,003.

A total of 5,139,984 doses of vaccine have now been administered, an increase of 112,214 from yesterday, with 371,110 people fully vaccinated with both doses of vaccine, an increase of 2,707 from yesterday.

The number of fully vaccinated people represents 2.52% of Ontario’s population, an increase of 0.02% from yesterday, with fully and partially vaccinated people representing 34.89% of the population, an increase of 0.76% from yesterday. An estimated 70-90% of the population must be immunized to achieve herd immunity.

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In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 25 new cases to report, including 12 in Hastings Prince Edward, 5 in Peterborough, 6 in Kawartha Lakes, 1 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton.

An outbreak at Carressent Care Mary Street in Lindsay was declared on April 29. An outbreak at an unidentified congregate living facility in Belleville was declared on April 30.

There have been 4 new ICU admissions in Hastings Prince Edward,

There are 13 new regional cases of variants of concern, including 5 in Peterborough, 3 in Northumberland, 3 in Hastings Prince Edward, and 2 in Kawartha Lakes.

An additional 40 cases have been resolved, including 12 in Peterborough, 10 in Hastings Prince Edward, 10 in Northumberland, 6 in Kawartha Lakes, and 2 in Haliburton.

There are currently 249 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, a decrease of 21 from yesterday, including 87 in Hastings Prince Edward (17 in Quinte West, 50 in Belleville, 3 in Tyendinaga & Deseronto, 10 in Prince Edward County, 6 in Central Hastings, and 1 in North Hastings), 72 in Peterborough, 43 in Kawartha Lakes, 39 in Northumberland, and 8 in Haliburton.

Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 1,222 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (1,133 resolved with 14 deaths), 730 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (644 resolved with 56 deaths), 819 in Northumberland County (766 resolved with 14 deaths), 103 in Haliburton County (94 resolved with 1 death), and 930 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (833 resolved with 9 deaths). The most recent death was reported in Peterborough on April 28.

The provincial data in this report is pulled from Ontario’s integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS) at 4 p.m. the previous day, as well as from systems in Toronto, Ottawa, and Middlesex-London at 2 p.m. the previous day. Data from local health units is more current and is usually reflected in the provincial data the following day. There may be discrepancies between the Ontario data reported today (which is from yesterday) and the local health unit data reported today (which is from today).

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Peterborough Public Health

Peterborough Public Health’s service area is the City and County of Peterborough and the Hiawatha and Curve Lake First Nations.

The health unit provides daily reports, including on weekends, excluding statutory holidays.

Confirmed positive: 1,222 (increase of 5)
Total variants of concern cases: 442 (increase of 5)
Active cases: 75 (decrease of 7)
Close contacts: 200 (decrease of 19)
Deaths: 14 (no change)
Resolved: 1,133 (increase of 12)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 53 (no change)*
ICU admissions (total to date): 8 (no change)
Total tests completed: Over 49,950 (increase of 100)
Outbreaks: Empress Gardens retirement home in Peterborough, Unidentified congregate living facility #3 in Peterborough, Unidentified workplace #5 in Peterborough, Trent Champlain Residence: West Towers in Peterborough, Unidentified workplace #7 in Peterborough, Unidentified workplace #8 in Peterborough (no change)
Vaccine doses administered: 56,409 (increase of 12,806 as of April 29)
Number of people fully vaccinated: 4,211 (increase of 1,730 as of April 29)

*As of April 30, Peterborough Regional Health Centre is reporting 16 patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 (no change) and a total of 62 patients transferred from other areas as a result of a provincial directive (no change).

 

Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit

The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit’s service area is the City of Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland County, and Haliburton County.

The health unit provides reports from Monday to Saturday, excluding Sundays and statutory holidays.

Confirmed positive: 1,642, including 730 in Kawartha Lakes, 819 in Northumberland, and 103 in Haliburton (increase of 22, including 10 in Kawartha Lakes, 8 in Northumberland, and 4 in Haliburton)*
Total variants of concern cases: 378, including 125 in Kawartha Lakes, 234 in Northumberland, and 19 in Haliburton (increase of 5, including 2 in Kawartha Lakes and 3 in Northumberland)
Active cases: 90, including 43 in Kawartha Lakes, 39 in Northumberland, and 8 in Haliburton (decrease of 11, including 10 in Kawartha Lakes and 1 in Haliburton)
Probable cases: 7, including 3 in Kawartha Lakes and 4 in Northumberland (increase of 1 in Northumberland)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 60, including 33 in Kawartha Lakes, 24 in Northumberland, and 3 in Haliburton (no change)**
Deaths (including among probable cases): 71, including 56 in Kawartha Lakes, 14 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton (no change)
Resolved: 1,504, including 644 in Kawartha Lakes, 766 in Northumberland, and 94 in Haliburton (increase of 18, including 6 in Kawartha Lakes, 10 in Northumberland, and 2 in Haliburton)
Tests completed: 180,530 (increase of 683)
Vaccine doses administered: 64,953 (increase of 13,242 as of April 26)
Number of people fully vaccinated: 3,548 (increase of 140 as of April 26)
Outbreaks: Fenelon Court long-term care home in Fenelon Falls, Summersweet Custom Design & Build Inc. in Haliburton, Transition House shelter in Cobourg, Carressent Care Mary Street in Lindsay (increase of 1)***

*The health unit states that total counts and counts for individual counties may fluctuate from previously reported counts as cases are transferred to or from the health unit based on case investigation details and routine data cleaning.

**As of April 30, Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay reports 8 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 (decrease of 1).

***An outbreak at Carressent Care Mary Street in Lindsay was declared on April 29.

 

Hastings Prince Edward Public Health

Hastings Prince Edward Public Health’s service area is Hastings County (including Bancroft) and Prince Edward County.

The health unit provides daily reports, including on weekends, excluding statutory holidays.

Confirmed positive: 930 (increase of 12)
Confirmed variants of concern cases: 290 (increase of 3)
Active cases: 87 (no change)
Deaths: 9 (no change)
Currently hospitalized: 20 (decrease of 1)
Currently hospitalized and in ICU: 8 (increase of 4)
Currently hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 3 (decrease of 1)
Resolved: 833 (increase of 10)
Tests completed: 128,296 (increase of 1)
Vaccine doses administered: 59,867 (increase of 1,155)
Number of people fully vaccinated: 4,043 (increase of 42)
Outbreaks: Unidentified workplace in Prince Edward County, Unidentified workplace in Belleville, QHC Belleville General Hospital, Unidentified workplace in Belleville, Unidentified congregate living facility in Belleville (increase of 1)*

*An outbreak at an unidentified congregate living facility in Belleville was declared on April 30.

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Province of Ontario

Confirmed positive: 463,364 (increase of 3,887)
COVID-19 variants of concern (VOC) cases: 65,960 of B.1.1.7 UK variant (increase of 3,016); 274 of B.1.351 South Africa variant (increase of 31); 645 of P.1 Brazilian variant (increase of 144)*
VOC R(t): 0.93 (decrease of 0.03 as April 26)**
7-day average of daily new cases: 3,722 (decrease of 88)
Positivity rate: 7.4% (decrease of 0.2%)
Resolved: 417,252 (increase of 4,242), 90.0% of all cases (increase of 0.1%)
Hospitalizations: 2,201 (decrease of 47)
Hospitalizations in ICU: 883 (decrease of 1)
Hospitalizations in ICU on ventilator: 632 (increase of 12)
Deaths: 8,050 (increase of 21)
7-day average of daily new deaths: 27 (decrease of 2)
Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 3,918 (no change)
Total tests completed: 14,105,838 (increase of 53,074)
Tests under investigation: 29,003 (decrease of 2,911)
Vaccination doses administered: 5,139,984 (increase of 112,214), 34.89% of Ontario’s population (increase of 0.76%)***
People fully vaccinated (two doses): 371,110 (increase of 2,707), 2.52% of Ontario’s population (increase of 0.02%)***

*While Ontario’s daily update is not yet reporting this information, Public Health Ontario confirmed on April 23 that 36 cases of the B.1.617 variant, a so-called “double mutation” variant first identified in India, have been detected in Ontario.

**R(t) is a virus’s effective reproduction number, which is the average number of new infections caused by a single infected individual at a specific time (t) in a partially immunized population. To successfully eliminate a disease from a population, R(t) needs to be less than 1.

***An estimated 70-90% of the population must be immunized to achieve herd immunity.

COVID-19 cases in Ontario from March 30 - April 29, 2021. The red line is the number of new cases reported daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of new cases. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 cases in Ontario from March 30 – April 29, 2021. The red line is the number of new cases reported daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of new cases. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 tests completed in Ontario from March 30 - April 29, 2021. The red line is the daily number of tests completed, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of tests completed. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 tests completed in Ontario from March 30 – April 29, 2021. The red line is the daily number of tests completed, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of tests completed. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU admissions in Ontario from March 30 - April 29, 2021. The red line is the daily number of COVID-19 hospitalizations, the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of hospitalizations, the purple line is the daily number of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs, and the dotted orange line is a five-day rolling average of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU admissions in Ontario from March 30 – April 29, 2021. The red line is the daily number of COVID-19 hospitalizations, the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of hospitalizations, the purple line is the daily number of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs, and the dotted orange line is a five-day rolling average of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 deaths in Ontario from March 30 - April 29, 2021. The red line is the cumulative number of daily deaths, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of daily deaths. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 deaths in Ontario from March 30 – April 29, 2021. The red line is the cumulative number of daily deaths, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of daily deaths. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Ontario from March 30 - April 29, 2021. The red line is the cumulative number of daily doses administered, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of daily doses. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Ontario from March 30 – April 29, 2021. The red line is the cumulative number of daily doses administered, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of daily doses. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)

 

For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.

Vaccination ‘floodgates’ will open in Peterborough on May 17 when Pfizer supply doubles in size

By Paul Rellinger -
Due to increasing supplies of the Pfizer vaccine, Ontario will be expanding vaccine eligibility to everyone 18 years and older by the end of May. Pictured are Peterborough-area residents 80 years of age and older receiving their first doses of the Pfizer vaccine at the COVID-19 immunization clinic at Evinrude Centre in Peterborough on March 21, 2021. (Photo: Jeannine Taylor / kawarthaNOW)

After weeks of delivering disappointing news regarding a shortfall in anticipated COVID-19 vaccine shipments to the Peterborough region, medical officer of health Dr. Rosana Salvaterra has optimistically circled May 17 on her calendar.

“Since Pfizer is doubling its overall supply to Ontario, we will start to see some of those larger shipments coming to Peterborough the week of May 17,” said Dr. Salvaterra during a virtual media briefing on Friday (April 30). “Take heart — as of that day we are doubling our Pfizer (availability) and we will be ramping up to a capacity of at least 1,000 people per day being immunized here.”

“I am very proud of residents here for their patience,” she added. “They are having to wait a few weeks longer (to get immunized). They can get an appointment but it won’t be for today and it won’t be for tomorrow. It’s going to be two or three weeks down the road. As of May 17th, we can open up the floodgates — we can ramp up to full capacity.”

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Those aged 55 and up can now begin booking vaccine appointments now, Dr. Salvaterra said, noting eligibility will expand to those 50 and older the week of May 3, 40 and older the week of May 10, 30 and older the week of May 17, and 18 and older come the week of May 24.

Encouraging news on the vaccination front didn’t stop there, with Dr. Salvaterra reporting that 56,409 people have received at least one dose — 52,143 of those Peterborough and area residents and the remainder residents from neighbouring health unit jurisdictions who secured an appointment in the Peterborough region. That total number represents an increase of 10,400 just over the past week.

Meanwhile, the number of people fully immunized with two doses doubled over the past week to 4,211, most of them seniors and First Nations members. According to Dr. Salvaterra, 75 per cent of area residents aged 60 and up have now received at least one dose, with vaccination coverage for the region having risen 8 per cent over the past week to more than 42 per cent.

Dr. Salvaterra noted the Peterborough region is continuing to get pre-arranged vaccine supply, which has enabled doses to continue to be administered locally over the past week.

“We are expecting our regular Moderna shipment today (Friday) or tomorrow,” she explained. “We get replenished with Moderna twice a month and, with Pfizer, it’s weekly. AstraZeneca is the one that’s missing in action. We don’t have any sight lines for that.”

“Our appointments have been based on those projections (of vaccine arrival) but we are not able to run clinics every day. We just don’t have enough vaccine. Everything changes May 17 when our Pfizer supply doubles.”

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Four city pharmacies — Costco Pharmacy at 485 The Parkway, High Street Guardian Pharmacy at 815 High Street, Walmart Pharmacy at 1002 Chemong Road, and Rexall at 1154 Chemong Road — ahave been booking vaccination appointments. However, due to the lack of AstraZeneca supply, they are not currently vaccinating people.

Meanwhile, with the local vaccination appointment call centre shutting down, as of May 3 area residents are directed to phone the provincial call centre at 1-833-943-3900 to book their COVID-19 vaccination appointments. The line will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days per week. Eligible residents can also continue to book their appointments online by visiting ontario.ca/bookvaccine.

“Transitioning vaccine booking to the provincial vaccine booking call centre will streamline the process for Peterborough area residents as we already use the provincial online booking system,” said Dr. Salvaterra, adding local residents are encouraged to check Peterborough’s COVID-19 vaccine eligibility guidance document before booking an appointment.

This document provides the eligibility status of all groups listed in the Ontario COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan for Peterborough region clinics. If a group is eligible, the guidance document will direct residents to booking information.

For those groups that are not yet eligible to book a vaccine appointment, they are encouraged to sign up for the ‘Notify Me’ service at peterboroughpublichealth.ca/notifyme. This service notifies residents by email when it’s their turn to book a vaccine appointment.

As of Thursday (April 29) at 4:30 p.m., active cases stood at 82 in Peterborough city and county, Curve Lake and Hiawatha — up six from what was reported on Tuesday. Since Monday, 41 new cases have been detected.

The number of close contacts of positive cases being closely monitored by public health staff continues to show improvement and is now pegged at 219, down 28 from Tuesday.

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One new COVID-related death occurred this week, bringing to 14 the total number of local deaths from COVID-19 since March of last year. According to Dr. Salvaterra, that death is being associated with a workplace outbreak.

“It was a household member of someone who did contract COVID at their workplace,” she said. “It’s very sad and unfortunate that this person contracted COVID because someone brought it home.”

There are currently six active outbreaks in the region, five of those workplace-related.

As for the weekly anti-lockdown protests that have been taking place in Peterborough’s Confederation Park, another one is expected to take place tomorrow (Saturday).

With much chatter on social media about a counter-protest being held, Peterborough Police Services Chief Scott Gilbert strongly advised that members of both protest groups stay home.

“I appreciate that people are upset with what’s going on with the protest that keeps showing up in Confederation Park but don’t compound the problem by engaging in the protest,” said Chief Gilbert, adding “The best thing you can do is not give them any air time, not give them any attention, and just go about your business and stay safe.”

“We had one gentleman last Saturday in the park who was shouting his views that were contrary to those gathered in the park,” he added. “We had some members of the large demonstration tell us that we should get him out of there before he gets hurt. Free speech, I guess, only goes one way.”

Also commenting during Friday’s briefing were Peterborough-Kawartha MP Maryam Monsef, Peterborough Mayor Diane Therrien, Peterborough County Warden J. Murray Jones, and Peterborough board of health chair and Selwyn mayor Andy Mitchell.

Peterborough police charge 7 more people for last Saturday’s anti-lockdown protest

By kawarthaNOW -
A recent anti-lockdown protest in front of Peterborough City Hall. (Photo: Tyler Berry / No More Lockdowns Peterborough Facebook group)

Peterborough police have charged seven more people in connection with the anti-lockdown protest held last Saturday (April 24) at Confederation Park in front of Peterborough City Hall.

All seven charges are under the Reopening Ontario Act, according to a media release.

So far, police have laid 15 charges related to Saturday’s protest, including one for Ontario independent MPP for Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston Randy Hillier and one for Maxime Bernier, former MP and leader of the federal People’s Party of Canada, both of whom spoke at the protest.

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Since January, police have identified and charged 21 people in connection with the ongoing weekly protests, laying 25 charges under the Reopening Ontario Act, three charges under City of Peterborough by-laws, and four charges under the Highway Traffic Act.

Another anti-lockdown protest is planned to take place at Confederation Park for this Saturday (May 1), with a counter-protest being organized.

Police say they are aware of the efforts to organize a counter-protest and “are planning accordingly,” according to Inspector Neil Collins of the Peterborough Police Service.

“We understand people are frustrated and urge everyone to conduct themselves in a peaceful manner,” Collins states in a media release.

Five communities in greater Kawarthas receive $13 million in joint federal and provincial funding

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Trent Hills will receive the largest portion of the joint provincial and federal funding, with $7.5 million going towards the construction of the new multi-purpose Campbellford Recreation and Wellness Centre, which will include an NHL-sized rink and an aquatics centre with both a lane pool and smaller therapy pool, as well as a complete fitness centre. (Illustration: Municipality of Trent Hills)

Five communities in the greater Kawarthas region are among 15 across Ontario receiving a total of $44 million in joint provincial and federal funding to improve cultural and recreational facilities and green infrastructure.

The funding was announced on Thursday (April 29) as part of the federal Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program, which is cost-shared with provinces and municipalities.

Cavan-Monaghan Township, Trent Hills, Haliburton County, Minden Hills, and Dysart et al will collectively receive almost $13 million in joint provincial and federal funding for nine projects, with the municipalities contributing another $10.5 million.

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Trent Hills will receive the largest portion of the joint provincial and federal funding, with $7.5 million going towards the construction of the new multi-purpose Campbellford Recreation and Wellness Centre, which will include an NHL-sized rink and an aquatics centre with both a lane pool and smaller therapy pool, as well as a complete fitness centre.

The new facility, which will be operated jointly by YMCA Northumberland and the Municipality of Trent Hills, will replace the existing Campbellford Arena. Trent Hills is contributing $8.6 million to the project.

Trent Hills will also receive $1.9 million in joint provincial and federal funding to replace the treated water standpipe in the Village of Hastings.

Minden Hills will receive $1.7 million in joint provincial and federal funding for two projects: rehabilitating the Kinark Outdoor Centre and improving accessibility at the Minden Library and the Cultural Centre, the Lochlin Community Centre and Irondale Community Centre, and the Minden Curling Club building.

Cavan-Monaghan Township will receive $1.2 million for three projects: rehabilitating the historic Old Millbrook School, renovating the Millbrook Arena, and renovating the Bruce Johnston Branch of Cavan Monaghan Libraries.

The Municipality of Dysart et al will receive almost $220,000 to rehabilitate Rotary Beach Park in the village of Haliburton, and Haliburton County will receive almost $200,000 to upgrade the Haliburton County Rail Trail Corridor.

Details of each project are provided below.

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Municipality of Trent Hills – Construction of the Campbellford Recreation and Wellness Centre

Funding will support the construction of a new multipurpose recreation facility. Work includes building an NHL-sized rink, a lane pool, therapy pool, a fitness room, and multipurpose room. This will provide residents, and surrounding communities, with improved access to modern recreational facilities.

Municipality of Trent Hills – Replacement of the Hastings Treated Water Standpipe

The project will replace a standpipe along with 875 metres of water main to connect the new standpipe to the distribution system. The replacement will improve water pressure, support better fire protection and ensure a safe, secure and reliable water supply.

Township of Minden Hills – Kinark Outdoor Centre Rehabilitation

Project scope includes constructing an additional respite dorm; and improving the safety and accessibility of indoor and outdoor spaces like trails, waterfront areas, and classrooms. Other improvements will extend the service life of the dining hall and laundry facilities and provide winterization and accessibility to sleeping cabins. The project will increase the seasonal capacity of the facility and provide greater access to preventative respite for children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Township of Minden Hills – Rehabilitation of Minden Hills Community Facilities for Accessibility

Project work will improve four facilities:

  • The Minden Library/Cultural Centre: upgrade the condition of retaining walls, stairs, ramps, the sidewalk and platforms around the Library and Cultural building; replacing guardrails and handrails.
  • The Lochlin Community Centre and Irondale Community Centre: upgrade accessibility by replacing the ramp and installing an automatic door operator.
  • Minden Curling Club Building: installing an elevator and air lock at the front of the building.

These improvements will provide the associated communities with safer and more accessible entrances to community spaces, meeting current Ontario Building Code standards, while extending the life of these facilities.

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Township of Cavan-Monaghan – Rehabilitation of the historically designated Old Millbrook School

Project work will include replacing the roof and windows with energy efficient alternatives; repairing damaged walls, floors, and doors; installing a new ventilation and air exchanger system; and installing battery-operated accessible doors. These improvements will provide year-round access to indoor space for various social groups and services, while improving access to quality community, cultural and recreational infrastructure.

Township of Cavan-Monaghan – Renovation of the Millbrook Arena to a multipurpose community hub

Project work consists of the rehabilitation of existing steel girders, beams, walls and floors; converting the concession stand into accessible washrooms; and replacing the existing roof with an energy efficient alternative. An air ventilation system will also be installed to improve air quality. Once complete this facility will provide a space for year-round sports programming and community social activities.

Township of Cavan-Monaghan – Revisioning the Bruce Johnston Branch as a Community Hub

This project will renovate the existing library to create a more accessible, functional, and energy efficient space. Work includes changing windows and doors, re-wiring the electrical system, relocating the public computer area and staff spaces, and renovating staff work zones to be more ergonomic, accessible, and functional. These renovations will provide a larger, more flexible space for clients and staff, improving the library experience and working environment.

Municipality of Dysart et Al – Rotary Beach Park Rehabilitation

Project work will improve overall park infrastructure, which includes repairing the surface of tennis, basketball, and pickle ball courts; improving the accessibility of pathways, docks, courts, and picnic areas; and rehabilitating the exterior of the storage building. Further improvements include installing a play structure, a rain garden, a bike rack, and creating an off-leash dog park. A tree study will also take place to ensure adequate management of shade, soil water retention, and erosion control. A WiFi network will also be established. These improvements will provide an accessible, modern, and safe recreation area for residents and visitors, while supporting various community, cultural and sporting events.

County of Haliburton – Upgrading of the Haliburton County Rail Trail Corridor

The project work includes improving 30 kilometres of trail with granular overlay; installing 15 benches, 500 meters of barrier, and informational signage to highlight trail history, the natural environment, and trail accessibility. This project will provide an improved recreational experience for users, while reducing annual maintenance costs.

Construction of Peterborough’s new Canadian Canoe Museum begins this fall with projected summer 2023 opening

By Paul Rellinger -
An architectural rendering of the atrium of the planned new Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough, showing the reception and artisan workshop areas. This northeast view has Little Lake in the background. (Illustration: Lett Architects Inc.)

Plan B typically gets a bad rap — the inference being that it’s inferior to Plan A in scope and ambition, and therefore falls short of what was originally intended.

When an independent investigation undertaken in May 2020 revealed the original proposed site of the new Canadian Canoe Museum beside the Peterborough Lift Lock is contaminated with various chemicals including the carcinogen trichloroethylene (TCE), museum officials terminated a land lease agreement with Parks Canada in October. With Plan A scuttled, attention turned to Plan B.

On Wednesday night (April 28) via a virtual public meeting, an update was provided on the museum’s plans for its new home at 2077 Ashburnham Drive (the Johnson property) near Beavermead Park. What became quite clear is that, while the location has changed, all of the building features initially envisioned and planned for remain in place.

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As it turns out, Plan B is not all that different from Plan A and that alone has all involved with the project very excited.

“Sometimes there’s a bigger plan for us and we end up in places where we didn’t know we would end up,” said museum board chair Victoria Grant, admitting the discovery of contaminants on the original site “was a big shock to all of us.”

“But there was never a time when we said there isn’t going to be a (new) canoe museum. Once we made that decision (to end the land lease with Parks Canada), the canoes still needed a home.”

An architectural rendering of the exterior of the planned new Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough, facing Ashburnham Drive. (Illustration: Lett Architects Inc.)
An architectural rendering of the exterior of the planned new Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough, facing Ashburnham Drive. (Illustration: Lett Architects Inc.)

Museum executive director Carolyn Hyslop said the search for an alternative site location began almost immediately with the end of the lease.

“We were guided through that process by the museum’s values and our project goals, which are ultimately to create a new home for 100 per cent of this collection that we care for in a safe and accessible building,” she said. “We needed to make sure we are on the water so that we can offer more on-water canoeing and kayaking programs. We also wanted a site that could be developed in the schedule that we needed.”

“And we also needed a site that could meet our budget, and that we could develop on the property in such a way that addresses the new realities we are all living with as we’re going through this pandemic. We have landed at a beautiful property that does all of this.”

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Of note in relation to what transpired at the original Parks Canada location, environmental geologist Thomas Grace (of Lindsay-based Thomas Grace and Associates) confirmed an initial phase of environmental site assessment work at the new location has shown “absolutely no indication of contamination.”

With construction of the new museum scheduled to begin this fall with the opening targeted for the summer of 2023, Hyslop says the total project cost remains in the range of $35 to $40 million with about 90 per cent of that in hand, including $2 million raised just over the past two months.

Earlier commitments to the project include $9 million from the Ontario government, $1.4 million from the federal government, and $7.5 million from the W. Garfield Weston Foundation — the largest ever one-time private gift to a local charitable organization.

Back in January, Peterborough city council gave its approval for the $1.575 million sale of the five-acre Johnson property to proceed subject to a number of conditions, including rezoning, project validation, and confirmation of site appropriateness. Wednesday’s public meeting met one of the required conditions of the approval process.

A rendering of the location of the planned new Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough, located to the south of the Parks Canada headquarters and to the north of Beavermead Park. (Illustration: Lett Architects Inc.)
A rendering of the location of the planned new Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough, located to the south of the Parks Canada headquarters and to the north of Beavermead Park. (Illustration: Lett Architects Inc.)

As for the design and construction of the new museum, Lett Architects Inc. of Peterborough is working in collaboration with a number of partners, a number of them local. Managing principal Bill Lett explained an “integrated project delivery” approach has been adopted.

“In a typical project, we start by developing what we are going to design and build, and typically that only involves the owner and the architect,” Lett said. “Later on we look at the how and the who, adding players as we go. Things are very different in this process.”

“We talk about what we’re going to build, how we’re going to build it, and who is going to build it from the very beginning of the project. We have all the stakeholders on board right from the start. That makes this type of approach fundamentally different than a typical approach that we might take. The early engagement of trade partners, designers, owners, and contractors provides the opportunity for a much deeper level of collaboration.”

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Saying the building and property is being designed with the visitor experience front of mind, Lett says the goal is “to enhance what is currently great about this site,” noting connectivity to the existing Great Trail of Canada which traverses the property near the shore of Little Lake.

Hyslop added a key focus of the project “is to have as little impact environmentally as possible.”

“Working with our project partners, we want to develop a master plan that focuses on rehabilitation and restoration of the natural world that exists there,” she said, adding “We have this wonderful opportunity to actually enhance the site through our ownership and through the stewardship activities that we want to put in place.”

“We want to restabilize the shore — restore the shore — with plantings and other mechanisms so that it’s much more intact than what it is now.”

An architectural rendering of the terrace of the planned new Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough, near the shore of Little Lake and beside the Great Trail. (Illustration: Lett Architects Inc.)
An architectural rendering of the terrace of the planned new Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough, near the shore of Little Lake and beside the Great Trail. (Illustration: Lett Architects Inc.)

As for the 65,000-square-foot building’s design, Lett said it’s “inspired by the (canoe) collection and the museum’s values. This building speaks about craft, construction and user experience.”

Major components of the building include a large naturally lit lobby and atrium, an environmentally controlled storage space encompassing the highest artifact conservation standards that will house the hundreds of canoes in the museum’s possession but not on display, and, of course, the exhibit galleries.

“When you walk into this place, authentic experience — not contrived — is really front and foremost,” said museum curator Jeremy Ward, noting the work of canoe restoration and building will be very visible for visitors.

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The 17,000-square-foot exhibit space, notes Ward, will feature seven exhibit “zones” tentatively titled as follows:

  • Headwaters — a central gathering space.
  • All My Relations — a celebration of the canoe in all its forms.
  • Connected By Canoe — an overview of how the canoe has connected people and their communities.
  • Design, Ingenuity and The Maker — “deconstruction” of the canoe “to get deeper meanings from it”.
  • Pushing The Limits — an exploration of how paddled watercraft have pushed people to do “incredible” things”.
  • Inspiration — an examination of canoeing as a transformative experience.
  • Temporary Exhibit Zone — a space that will be renewed on a yearly basis, with the first planned exhibit detailing the story of the Canadian Canoe Museum from its inception to the present.

“Another important theme you’ll encounter here is water,” added Ward. “The energy of water as it flows to the sea is going to carry you through the entire exhibit experience.”

An architectural rendering of the atrium of the planned new Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough, showing the museum's collection centre and store. (Illustration: Lett Architects Inc.)
An architectural rendering of the atrium of the planned new Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough, showing the museum’s collection centre and store. (Illustration: Lett Architects Inc.)

With the concept design and validation process set to be completed by June, planning and design of the museum and property will begin in earnest in July and carry on until October when shovels are expected to go to work on site.

It’s expected the required rezoning for the property will be in place come the end of July, following city council review and approval.

For more information about the new museum or to make a donation to the Inspiring Canada By Canoe Campaign, visit canoemuseum.ca or email info@canoemuseum.ca.

Questions related to the property’s rezoning can be sent to Peterborough development planning supervisor Brad Appleby at bappleby@peterborough.ca.

Ontario reports 3,871 new COVID-19 cases, including 44 in greater Kawarthas region

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Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.

With the province announcing an acceleration of its vaccination plan, Ontario is reporting 3,871 new cases today, including 1,172 in Toronto and triple-digit increases in 9 other health units. The seven-day average of daily cases has increased by 27 to 3,810.

There are 2,589 more cases of the B.1.1.7 UK variant, 23 more cases of the B.1.351 South Africa, and 96 more cases of the P.1 Brazilian variant.

Hospitalizations have decreased, with a small increase in the number of ICU admissions and a larger increase in the number of patients on ventilators. Ontario is reporting 41 deaths today, with no deaths in long-term care homes.

Ontario has now completed more than 14 million tests and administered more than 5 million doses of vaccine.

In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 44 new cases to report (including 12 in Hastings Prince Edward, 10 in Peterborough, 10 in Kawartha Lakes, 8 in Northumberland, and 4 in Haliburton) and an additional 25 cases resolved, with the number of active cases rising by 27 to 270.

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Most of the new cases reported today are in Toronto (1,172), Peel (901), York (392), Durham (292), Ottawa (147), Halton (129), Simcoe Muskoka (117), Niagara (104), Hamilton (103), and Middlesex-London (101).

There are double-digit increases reported today in Waterloo (63), Windsor-Essex (52), Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph (46), Haldimand-Norfolk (25), Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (21), Northwestern (19), Brant (19), Grey Bruce (18), Eastern Ontario (16), Lambton (16), Porcupine (15), Peterborough (15), Southwestern (14), Hastings Prince Edward (13), Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington (13), Renfrew (12), Thunder Bay (10), and Leeds, Grenville & Lanark (10), with smaller increases in Chatham-Kent (8) and Timiskaming (6).

The remaining 4 health units are reporting 5 or fewer new cases, with 1 health unit (Sudbury) reporting no new cases at all.

Of today’s new cases, 58% are among people 39 and younger, with the highest number of cases (1,528) among people ages 20-39 followed by 1,107 cases among people ages 40-59 and 715 cases among people 19 and under.

With 4,245 more cases resolved since yesterday, the percentage of resolved cases has increased by 0.2% to at 89.9% — the 10th straight day the percentage of resolved cases has increased. The average positivity rate across Ontario has increased by 0.4% to 7.6%, meaning that 76 out of every 1,000 tests performed were positive for COVID-19 on April 28.

Ontario is reporting 41 new COVID-19 deaths today, with no new deaths in long-term care homes. Ontario has averaged 29 new daily deaths over the past week, an increase of 1 from yesterday.

The number of hospitalizations has decreased by 33 to 2,248, but the number of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs has increased by 7 to 884 and the number of patients with COVID-19 on ventilators by 15 to 620.

A total of 56,939 tests were completed yesterday, with the backlog of tests under investigation decreasing by 2,832 to 31,914.

A total of 5,027,770 doses of vaccine have now been administered, an increase of 120,567 from yesterday, with 368,403 people fully vaccinated with both doses of vaccine, an increase of 3,237 from yesterday.

The number of fully vaccinated people represents 2.50% of Ontario’s population, an increase of 0.02% from yesterday, with fully and partially vaccinated people representing 34.13% of the population, an increase of 0.92% from yesterday. An estimated 70-90% of the population must be immunized to achieve herd immunity.

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In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 44 new cases to report, including 12 in Hastings Prince Edward, 10 in Peterborough, 10 in Kawartha Lakes, 8 in Northumberland, and 4 in Haliburton.

An outbreak at Transition House shelter in Cobourg was declared on April 28. There is 1 new hospitalizations in Hastings Prince Edward, 1 in Peterborough, and 1 in Northumberland.

There are 31 new regional cases of variants of concern, including 15 in Peterborough, 10 in Kawartha Lakes, 6 in Northumberland.

An additional 25 cases have been resolved, including 9 in Peterborough, 9 in Hastings Prince Edward, 4 in Northumberland, and 3 in Kawartha Lakes. An outbreak at Grafton Post Office in Grafton and an unidentified community outbreak in Belleville have been resolved.

There are currently 270 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, an increase of 27 from yesterday, including 87 in Hastings Prince Edward (21 in Quinte West, 45 in Belleville, 3 in Tyendinaga & Deseronto, 7 in Prince Edward County, 9 in Central Hastings, and 2 in North Hastings), 82 in Peterborough, 49 in Northumberland, 43 in Kawartha Lakes, and 9 in Haliburton.

Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 1,217 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (1,121 resolved with 14 deaths), 724 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (638 resolved with 56 deaths), 819 in Northumberland County (756 resolved with 14 deaths), 102 in Haliburton County (92 resolved with 1 death), and 919 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (822 resolved with 9 deaths). The most recent death was reported in Peterborough on April 28.

The provincial data in this report is pulled from Ontario’s integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS) at 4 p.m. the previous day, as well as from systems in Toronto, Ottawa, and Middlesex-London at 2 p.m. the previous day. Data from local health units is more current and is usually reflected in the provincial data the following day. There may be discrepancies between the Ontario data reported today (which is from yesterday) and the local health unit data reported today (which is from today).

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Peterborough Public Health

Peterborough Public Health’s service area is the City and County of Peterborough and the Hiawatha and Curve Lake First Nations.

The health unit provides daily reports, including on weekends, excluding statutory holidays.

Confirmed positive: 1,217 (increase of 10)
Total variants of concern cases: 437 (increase of 15)
Active cases: 82 (increase of 1)
Close contacts: 219 (decrease of 14)
Deaths: 14 (no change)
Resolved: 1,121 (increase of 9)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 53 (increase of 1)*
ICU admissions (total to date): 8 (no change)
Total tests completed: Over 49,850 (increase of 100)
Outbreaks: Empress Gardens retirement home in Peterborough, Unidentified congregate living facility #3 in Peterborough, Unidentified workplace #5 in Peterborough, Trent Champlain Residence: West Towers in Peterborough, Unidentified workplace #7 in Peterborough, Unidentified workplace #8 in Peterborough (no change)
Vaccine doses administered: 56,409 (increase of 12,806 as of April 29)
Number of people fully vaccinated: 4,211 (increase of 1,730 as of April 29)

*As of April 29, Peterborough Regional Health Centre is reporting 16 patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 (decrease of 2) and a total of 62 patients transferred from other areas as a result of a provincial directive (no change).

 

Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit

The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit’s service area is the City of Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland County, and Haliburton County.

The health unit provides reports from Monday to Saturday, excluding Sundays and statutory holidays.

Confirmed positive: 1,645, including 724 in Kawartha Lakes, 819 in Northumberland, and 102 in Haliburton (increase of 22, including 10 in Kawartha Lakes, 8 in Northumberland, and 4 in Haliburton)*
Total variants of concern cases: 373, including 123 in Kawartha Lakes, 231 in Northumberland, and 19 in Haliburton (increase of 16, including 10 in Kawartha Lakes and 6 in Northumberland)
Active cases: 101, including 43 in Kawartha Lakes, 49 in Northumberland, and 9 in Haliburton (increase of 16, including 7 in Kawartha Lakes, 5 in Northumberland, and 5 in Haliburton)
Probable cases: 6, including 3 in Kawartha Lakes and 3 in Northumberland (increase of 4, including 3 in Kawartha Lakes and 1 in Northumberland)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 60, including 33 in Kawartha Lakes, 24 in Northumberland, and 3 in Haliburton (increase of 1 in Northumberland)**
Deaths (including among probable cases): 71, including 56 in Kawartha Lakes, 14 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton (no change)
Resolved: 1,486, including 638 in Kawartha Lakes, 756 in Northumberland, and 92 in Haliburton (increase of 7, including 3 in Kawartha Lakes and 4 in Northumberland)
Tests completed: 179,845 (increase of 447)
Vaccine doses administered: 64,953 (increase of 13,242 as of April 26)
Number of people fully vaccinated: 3,548 (increase of 140 as of April 26)
Outbreaks: Fenelon Court long-term care home in Fenelon Falls, Summersweet Custom Design & Build Inc. in Haliburton, Transition House shelter in Cobourg (no net change)***

*The health unit states that total counts and counts for individual counties may fluctuate from previously reported counts as cases are transferred to or from the health unit based on case investigation details and routine data cleaning.

**As of April 29, Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay reports 9 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 (decrease of 1).

***An outbreak at Transition House shelter in Cobourg was declared on April 28. An outbreak at Grafton Post Office in Grafton has been resolved.

 

Hastings Prince Edward Public Health

Hastings Prince Edward Public Health’s service area is Hastings County (including Bancroft) and Prince Edward County.

The health unit provides daily reports, including on weekends, excluding statutory holidays.

Confirmed positive: 919 (increase of 12)
Confirmed variants of concern cases: 286 (increase of 6)
Active cases: 87 (increase of 3)
Deaths: 9 (no change)
Currently hospitalized: 21 (increase of 1)
Currently hospitalized and in ICU: 4 (decrease of 3)
Currently hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 4 (no change)
Resolved: 822 (increase of 9)
Tests completed: 128,295 (increase of 10)
Vaccine doses administered: 58,712*
Number of people fully vaccinated: 4,001 (increase of 24)
Outbreaks: Unidentified workplace in Prince Edward County, Unidentified workplace in Belleville, QHC Belleville General Hospital, Unidentified workplace in Belleville (decrease of 1)**

*Yesterday’s report indicated 65,804 doses had been administered. No explanation is given for the decreased number.

**An unidentified community outbreak in Belleville was declared resolved on April 29.

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Province of Ontario

Confirmed positive: 455,606 (increase of 3,480)
COVID-19 variants of concern (VOC) cases: 62,944 of B.1.1.7 UK variant (increase of 2,589); 243 of B.1.351 South Africa variant (increase of 23); 501 of P.1 Brazilian variant (increase of 96)*
VOC R(t): 0.96 (increase of 0.02 as April 25)**
7-day average of daily new cases: 3,810 (increase of 27)
Positivity rate: 7.6% (increase of 0.4%)
Resolved: 413,010 (increase of 4,245), 89.9% of all cases (increase of 0.2%)
Hospitalizations: 2,248 (decrease of 33)
Hospitalizations in ICU: 884 (increase of 7)
Hospitalizations in ICU on ventilator: 620 (increase of 15)
Deaths: 8,029 (increase of 41)
7-day average of daily new deaths: 29 (increase of 1)
Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 3,918 (decrease of 1)
Total tests completed: 14,052,764 (increase of 56,939)
Tests under investigation: 31,914 (decrease of 2,832)
Vaccination doses administered: 5,027,770 (increase of 120,567), 34.13% of Ontario’s population (increase of 0.82%)***
People fully vaccinated (two doses): 368,403 (increase of 3,237), 2.50% of Ontario’s population (increase of 0.02%)***

*While Ontario’s daily update is not yet reporting this information, Public Health Ontario confirmed on April 23 that 36 cases of the B.1.617 variant, a so-called “double mutation” variant first identified in India, have been detected in Ontario.

**R(t) is a virus’s effective reproduction number, which is the average number of new infections caused by a single infected individual at a specific time (t) in a partially immunized population. To successfully eliminate a disease from a population, R(t) needs to be less than 1.

***An estimated 70-90% of the population must be immunized to achieve herd immunity.

COVID-19 cases in Ontario from March 29 - April 28, 2021. The red line is the number of new cases reported daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of new cases. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 cases in Ontario from March 29 – April 28, 2021. The red line is the number of new cases reported daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of new cases. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 tests completed in Ontario from March 29 - April 28, 2021. The red line is the daily number of tests completed, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of tests completed. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 tests completed in Ontario from March 29 – April 28, 2021. The red line is the daily number of tests completed, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of tests completed. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU admissions in Ontario from March 29 - April 28, 2021. The red line is the daily number of COVID-19 hospitalizations, the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of hospitalizations, the purple line is the daily number of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs, and the dotted orange line is a five-day rolling average of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU admissions in Ontario from March 29 – April 28, 2021. The red line is the daily number of COVID-19 hospitalizations, the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of hospitalizations, the purple line is the daily number of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs, and the dotted orange line is a five-day rolling average of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 deaths in Ontario from March 29 - April 28, 2021. The red line is the cumulative number of daily deaths, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of daily deaths. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 deaths in Ontario from March 29 – April 28, 2021. The red line is the cumulative number of daily deaths, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of daily deaths. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Ontario from March 29 - April 28, 2021. The red line is the cumulative number of daily doses administered, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of daily doses. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Ontario from March 29 – April 28, 2021. The red line is the cumulative number of daily doses administered, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of daily doses. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)

 

For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.

Ontario ramps up vaccinations, with people 55 and older eligible for the Pfizer vaccine on April 30

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A vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. (Photo: Lisa Ferdinando)

With Ontario expecting to receive 800,000 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the beginning of May and up to 940,000 doses per week by the end of May, people aged 55 and older across the province will be eligible to book a vaccine appointment through the provincial government’s booking system as of 8 a.m. on Friday (April 30).

Health minister Christine Elliott made the announcement at a media briefing at Queen’s Park on Thursday (April 29).

“Beginning next week, Ontarians will begin receiving a more predictable and increased supply from the federal government,” Elliott said. “This will allow the province and our partners to further accelerate our vaccine rollout and get more shots into arms.”

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Elliott added the province will focus at the beginning of May on getting vaccines to those most at risk, by increasing the supply of vaccines to hot spot communities such as Toronto and Peel by more than one million doses.

During the first two weeks of May, the province will dedicate half of the upcoming vaccine doses to hot spot communities as identified by postal code. Vaccines will be administered through mobile teams, pop-up clinics, mass immunization clinics, hospitals, primary care providers, and pharmacies.

“At the same time, an increased supply of vaccines means we will not be taking vaccines from other public health regions,” Elliott stressed, adding that their allocations will remain the same as previously planned and will increase later in May.

With the more predictable supply of vaccines from the federal government, Elliott said Ontario expects to expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to additional age groups throughout May as follows:

  • 50 and older during the week of May 3
  • 40 and older during the week of May 10
  • 30 and older during the week of May 17
  • 18 and older during the week of May 24

In hot spot communities, people 45 and older have been eligible for vaccinations since April 27. During the week of May 3, people 18 and older in hot spot communities will be eligible to receive the vaccine.

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“This is exciting news,” Elliott said. “The way out of the pandemic is vaccines, and the light at the end of the tunnel grows brighter every day. However, until the majority of Ontarians have received both doses of the vaccine, we all must continue to follow the public health measures we know work and keep us safe.”

Elliott encouraged all Ontarians to book an appointment as soon as it’s their turn, saying “The best vaccine remains the first one you’re offered.”

In addition to the increased eligibility, the province will launch a pilot project on Friday at selected pharmacies in hot spot communities to administer the Pfizer vaccine to people aged 55 and older.

Eight pharmacies in Peel and eight in Toronto will participate in the pilot, with each location receiving approximately 150 doses per week.

The government also announced the first employer-operated workplace clinics will begin in hot spot communities within Peel Region. Maple Lodge Farms and Maple Leaf Foods have begun vaccinating employees in partnership with Peel Public Health and Amazon preparing to do the same. All three workplace clinics will also offer access to vaccines to the local community.

Critics slam Ontario’s proposed COVID-19 paid sick leave program as inadequate

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Ontario labour minister Monte McNaughton announces Ontario's proposed COVID-19 paid sick leave program at Queen's Park on April 28, 2021. (YouTube screenshot)

The Ontario government will be implementing a COVID-19 paid sick leave program, but critics have slammed the program — which Premier Doug Ford promised last week would be “the best program anywhere in North America” — as inadequate.

Yesterday (April 28), labour minister Monte McNaughton announced the province will be introducing legislation today that, if passed, would require Ontario employers to provide up to three paid days if they have to miss work because of COVID-19 — including being sick, getting tested, self-isolating, taking care of a dependent who is sick, or going to get a vaccine.

“This is a game changer and this will save lives,” McNaughton said.

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Delivered by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, the proposed Ontario COVID-19 Worker Income Protection Benefit would reimburse employers up to $200 per day for each employee. Employees would not need to take the three paid sick days consecutively.

The province has also offered to provide funding to the federal government to double payments for Ontario residents — from $500 to $1,000 — under the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB) program. So far, the federal government has rejected this offer.

To qualify for the CRSB, a worker must be unable to work for at least 50 per cent of the time they would have otherwise worked for the week. While the province claims that doubling the federal CRSB, in combination with Ontario’s proposed program, would “provide Ontario workers with access to the most generous pandemic paid leave in the country”, employees would be ineligible for CRSB if they take a paid sick leave day under Ontario’s program.

In addition, self-employed people — who are eligible for the CRSB — would be ineligible for the provincial program, which would only be available to employees covered by the provincial Employment Standards Act who do not already receive paid sick time through their employer.

The province’s program would be retroactive to April 29, 2021 and expire on September 25, 2021 — the same date the federal CRSB will expire.

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For months, Ontario Premier Doug Ford has resisted calls for a provincial paid sick leave program, asserting the federal CRSB was sufficient. Last Thursday (April 22), Ford promised during a media conference “we will have the best program anywhere in North America, bar none.”

Several labour rights organizations and medical experts have criticized the Ontario program as inadequate, as has NDP and official opposition leader Andrea Horwath.

“The government’s announcement is short-shrifting the workers of Ontario,” said Horwath, speaking to reporters after the announcement. “I don’t understand why they continue to deny workers what they need to stay safe, to protect themselves, their co-workers, their communities from COVID-19.”

Horwath, who says three days of paid sick leave are inadequate for people recovering from COVID-19 or even getting a test and waiting for the results, is calling for 14 days of paid sick leave.

“I don’t know where the premier thinks this is the best program in North America,” Horwath said. “It certainly is not.”

More information about the proposed program is available at ontario.ca/COVIDworkerbenefit.

Imagine life in Peterborough if you lived within 15 minutes of everything you need

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A family crosses Mark Street at Hunter Street in Peterborough's East City, a neighbourhood whose residents have access to almost everything they need within a 15-minute walk, including elementary schools, a grocery store, a drug store, restaurants, playgrounds and parks, public transit, and more. (Photo courtesy of GreenUP)

With schools online, and many people working from home, it may seem odd to imagine what life was like when you commuted to and from work, perhaps with a stop at the school to drop off the kids.

Each week, GreenUP provides a story related to the environment. This week’s story is by Jaime Akiyama, Coordinator of Transportation and Urban Design Programs at GreenUP.

Imagine being able to walk your kids to school or daycare, commute to work, enjoy recreational opportunities, and be able to pick up what you need from the store. Imagine being able to do all that while always being within a 15-minute walk or bike ride from your residence.

This might seem like a fantasy, but there is a growing interest in the 15-minute city urban planning concept. This concept offers many ideas that can be extrapolated to various situations, supporting active transportation and the livability of our own community.

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The 15-minute city concept, popularized by Carlos Moreno, designs cities with a neighbourhood approach, where residents are in close proximity to essentials — for living, working, commerce, health care, education, and entertainment. Interest in this concept is growing in response to the climate crisis and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Planners throughout the world have suggested various travel times, but the basic concept is the same. More sustainable and convenient cities, where there is less reliance on vehicles and more emphasis on residents’ well-being.

Before the pandemic, it was common for large numbers of people to commute, often long distances, to an urban core for work or to access essentials like health care or commerce. This commuting culture was disrupted due to COVID-19 restrictions in 2020, with a result of global CO2 emissions decreasing by 17 per cent compared to the previous year’s levels.

VIDEO: The 15-minute city

Carlos Moreno wants to change the idea that living in a city means long commutes, noisy streets, and underutilized spaces. In this TED Talk video, Moreno makes the case for the “15-minute city,” where inhabitants have access to all the services they need to live, learn and thrive within their immediate vicinity.

There is clearly an environmental benefit to reducing commutes and strengthening active transportation opportunities.

COVID-19 restrictions have forced many people to spend most of their time at or near home. Working, resting, and playing within their own neighbourhoods has allowed some people to take a deeper look at how their neighbourhood works for them. These people are recognizing the lifestyle potential of having everything you need within reach: less time spent commuting in a vehicle and more time to enjoy everyday routines.

During COVID-19, cities around the world have seen an increase in the use of bikes. The World Resources Institute suggests “this trend is a unique opportunity to embrace cycling as an integral part of urban transport systems — not just as an accessory. Cities need more resilient, more equitable mobility — not only to weather the current storm, but to prepare for future crises.”

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Proximity to schools and work alone does not guarantee that a parent’s workday will start by walking or wheeling their kids to school and continuing on their way to work, etc. When Active School Travel Peterborough asks people why they do not walk or wheel their children to school a common response is to point out that the experience is not safe or possible in their busy schedule.

Active transportation choices are influenced by proximity and safety infrastructure. People need to be able to travel safely and comfortably.

Cities must also be designed in ways that are accessible for people living with disabilities or mobility restrictions. In 2021, the Centre For Active Transportation released a report suggesting the 15-minute city concept needs to be partnered with the ‘complete streets’ policy and design tools.

Accessibility and safety must be top priorities when designing neighbourhoods and cities that encourage more active forms of transportation. This temporary pop-up infrastructure project in the Talwood neighbourhood in October 2020 demonstrates how a crosswalk could provide safe access to this convenience store, if an accessible ramp were also included at the curb. (Photo: Leif Einarson)
Accessibility and safety must be top priorities when designing neighbourhoods and cities that encourage more active forms of transportation. This temporary pop-up infrastructure project in the Talwood neighbourhood in October 2020 demonstrates how a crosswalk could provide safe access to this convenience store, if an accessible ramp were also included at the curb. (Photo: Leif Einarson)

Complete streets are designed to be safe and inviting for all road users, incorporating design and infrastructure that supports walking, cycling, and vehicle users of all ages, abilities, and needs. When the built environment supports safe walking and wheeling in ways that are inclusive and accessible for all individuals, there is also a positive influence on the rates of active school travel.

In addition to prioritizing accessibility, concepts like the 15-minute city also need to reduce inequalities for marginalized and racialized communities. For example, Jay Pitter, an award-winning placemaker, has critiqued the 15-minute city concept for potentially contributing to urban inequality that could further alienate marginalized communities.

An equity lens needs to be applied to future development concentrating investments in the areas of our city where essential services and supportive infrastructure are most needed, and helping to ensure that all residents can experience the benefit of a safe, complete, and walkable neighbourhood.

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Success in these approaches must include a hyper-local planning process that addresses concerns about accessibility, social justice, and environmental justice. Empowered communities and individuals to engaging in ground-up planning can drive solutions and growth that meet the needs and supports the existing community..

Here in Peterborough, GreenUP recognizes the power of engaging communities in the planning process. Programs like NeighbourPLAN and Student Travel Planning facilitate participatory planning activities to empower, educate, and engage communities in the planning of their own neighbourhoods.

Now imagine the proximity convenience of a 15-minute city concept with the safety and comfort of a complete street design. Imagine living in a community that was shaped by ground-up planning that addresses local issues and needs. Imagine living in a community that allows people to enjoy the benefits of active transportation for their health, the environment, and the community.

VIDEO: How do we respond to anti-Black racism in urbanist practices and conversations?

In June 2020, Jay Pitter and the Canadian Urban Institute hosted this online panel about anti-Black racism, how urban design perpetuates social inequality, and how cities can be designed in a more inclusive way.

Ontario reports 3,480 new COVID-19 cases, with 1 new death in Peterborough

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Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.

Today, Ontario is reporting 3,480 new cases, with 9 health units reporting triple-digit increases. Toronto is reporting fewer than 1,000 cases for the first time since April 10, and the province says case counts in the central west region may be inflated due to a catch-up in processing laboratory data.

The seven-day average of daily cases has decreased by 105 to 3,783. There are 2,932 more cases of the B.1.1.7 UK variant, 21 more cases of the B.1.351 South Africa, and 34 more cases of the P.1 Brazilian variant.

Hospitalizations have decreased, with a slight increase in the number of ICU admissions and a larger increase in the number of patients on ventilators. Ontario is reporting 24 deaths today, including 2 deaths in long-term care homes.

In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 37 new cases to report (including 13 in Hastings Prince Edward, 11 in Peterborough, 8 in Kawartha Lakes, and 5 in Northumberland) and an additional 34 cases resolved, with the number of active cases decreasing by 5 to 249. There has been 1 new COVID-related death in Peterborough — the 14th death in Peterborough and the third death in the greater Kawarthas region in the past two days.

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Most of the new cases reported today are in Toronto (961), Peel (589), Niagara (341), York (290), Hamilton (225), Durham (221), Ottawa (180), Middlesex-London (133), and Halton (116).

There are double-digit increases reported today in Waterloo (66), Simcoe Muskoka (65), Windsor-Essex (38), Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph (34), Brant (30), Haldimand-Norfolk (23), Eastern Ontario (19), Southwestern (17), Hastings Prince Edward (12), Leeds, Grenville & Lanark (12), Sudbury (11), and Peterborough (10), with smaller increases in Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington (8), Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (8), Huron Perth (8), Lambton (7), and Thunder Bay (6).

The remaining 8 health units are reporting 5 or fewer new cases, with 1 health unit (Porcupine) reporting no new cases at all.

Of today’s new cases, 58% are among people 39 and younger, with the highest number of cases (1,383) among people ages 20-39 followed by 982 cases among people ages 40-59 and 648 cases among people 19 and under.

With 4,517 more cases resolved since yesterday, the percentage of resolved cases has increased by 0.3% to at 89.7% — the ninth straight day the percentage of resolved cases has increased. The average positivity rate across Ontario has dropped by 3.0% to 7.2%, meaning that 72 out of every 1,000 tests performed were positive for COVID-19 on April 27.

Ontario is reporting 24 new COVID-19 deaths today, including 2 new deaths in long-term care homes. Ontario has averaged 28 new daily deaths over the past week, a decrease of 2 from yesterday.

The number of hospitalizations has decreased by 55 to 2,281, but the number of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs has increased by 2 to 877 and the number of patients with COVID-19 on ventilators has increased by 16 to 605.

A total of 50,194 tests were completed yesterday, with the backlog of tests under investigation increasing by 5,482 to 34,746.

A total of 4,907,203 doses of vaccine have now been administered, an increase of 116,173 from yesterday, with 365,166 people fully vaccinated with both doses of vaccine, an increase of 2,603 from yesterday.

The number of fully vaccinated people represents 2.48% of Ontario’s population, an increase of 0.02% from yesterday, with fully and partially vaccinated people representing 33.31% of the population, an increase of 0.79% from yesterday. An estimated 70-90% of the population must be immunized to achieve herd immunity.

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In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 37 new cases to report, including 13 in Hastings Prince Edward, 11 in Peterborough, 8 in Kawartha Lakes, and 5 in Northumberland. There are no new cases in Haliburton.

There has been 1 new COVID-related death in Peterborough.

An outbreak at an unidentified workplace in Belleville, involving 2 cases, was declared on April 28. An outbreak was declared at an unidentified workplace in Peterborough on April 28. There are 4 new hospitalizations in Hastings Prince Edward, 3 new hospitalizations in Peterborough, and 2 new hospitalizations in Northumberland.

There are 18 new regional cases of variants of concern, including 8 in Kawartha Lakes, 6 in Peterborough, 3 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton.

An additional 34 cases have been resolved, including 17 in Peterborough, 6 in Hastings Prince Edward, 6 in Northumberland, 4 in Kawartha Lakes, and 1 in Haliburton.

There are currently 249 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, a decrease of 5 from yesterday, including 84 in Hastings Prince Edward (15 in Quinte West, 46 in Belleville, 2 in Tyendinaga & Deseronto, 7 in Prince Edward County, 12 in Central Hastings, and 2 in North Hastings), 81 in Peterborough, 44 in Northumberland, 36 in Kawartha Lakes, and 4 in Haliburton.

Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 1,207 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (1,112 resolved with 14 deaths), 714 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (635 resolved with 56 deaths), 810 in Northumberland County (752 resolved with 14 deaths), 98 in Haliburton County (92 resolved with 1 death), and 907 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (813 resolved with 9 deaths). The most recent death was reported in Peterborough on April 28.

The provincial data in this report is pulled from Ontario’s integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS) at 4 p.m. the previous day, as well as from systems in Toronto, Ottawa, and Middlesex-London at 2 p.m. the previous day. Data from local health units is more current and is usually reflected in the provincial data the following day. There may be discrepancies between the Ontario data reported today (which is from yesterday) and the local health unit data reported today (which is from today).

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Peterborough Public Health

Peterborough Public Health’s service area is the City and County of Peterborough and the Hiawatha and Curve Lake First Nations.

The health unit provides daily reports, including on weekends, excluding statutory holidays.

Confirmed positive: 1,207 (increase of 9)*
Total variants of concern cases: 422 (increase of 6)
Active cases: 81 (decrease of 9)
Close contacts: 233 (increase of 6)
Deaths: 14 (increase of 1)
Resolved: 1,112 (increase of 17)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 52 (increase of 3)**
ICU admissions (total to date): 8 (no change)
Total tests completed: Over 49,750 (increase of 150)
Outbreaks: Empress Gardens retirement home in Peterborough, Unidentified congregate living facility #3 in Peterborough, Unidentified workplace #5 in Peterborough, Trent Champlain Residence: West Towers in Peterborough, Unidentified workplace #7 in Peterborough, Unidentified workplace #8 in Peterborough (increase of 1)***
Vaccine doses administered: 43,602 (increase of 2,454 as of April 22)
Number of people fully vaccinated: 2,481 (increase of 54 as of April 22)

*The health unit is reporting 11 new cases in the last 24 hours. The total case count has increased by 9 because 2 cases has been removed from previous days.

**As of April 28, Peterborough Regional Health Centre is reporting 18 patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 (increase of 1) and a total of 62 patients transferred from other areas as a result of a provincial directive (increase of 2).

***An outbreak was declared at an unidentified workplace in Peterborough on April 28.

 

Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit

The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit’s service area is the City of Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland County, and Haliburton County.

The health unit provides reports from Monday to Saturday, excluding Sundays and statutory holidays.

Confirmed positive: 1,622, including 714 in Kawartha Lakes, 810 in Northumberland, and 98 in Haliburton (increase of 13, including 8 in Kawartha Lakes and 5 in Northumberland)*
Total variants of concern cases: 357, including 113 in Kawartha Lakes, 225 in Northumberland, and 19 in Haliburton (increase of 12, including 8 in Kawartha Lakes, 3 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton)
Active cases: 85, including 36 in Kawartha Lakes, 44 in Northumberland, and 4 in Haliburton (no net change)
Probable cases: 4 in Northumberland (decrease of 1)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 59, including 33 in Kawartha Lakes, 23 in Northumberland, and 3 in Haliburton (increase of 2 in Northumberland)**
Deaths (including among probable cases): 71, including 56 in Kawartha Lakes, 14 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton (no change)
Resolved: 1,479, including 635 in Kawartha Lakes, 752 in Northumberland, and 92 in Haliburton (increase of 11, including 4 in Kawartha Lakes, 6 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton)
Tests completed: 179,298 (increase of 638)
Vaccine doses administered: 64,953 (increase of 13,242 as of April 26)
Number of people fully vaccinated: 3,548 (increase of 140 as of April 26)
Outbreaks: Fenelon Court long-term care home in Fenelon Falls, Grafton Post Office in Grafton, Summersweet Custom Design & Build Inc. in Haliburton (no change)

*The health unit states that total counts and counts for individual counties may fluctuate from previously reported counts as cases are transferred to or from the health unit based on case investigation details and routine data cleaning.

**As of April 28, Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay reports 10 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 (no change).

 

Hastings Prince Edward Public Health

Hastings Prince Edward Public Health’s service area is Hastings County (including Bancroft) and Prince Edward County.

The health unit provides daily reports, including on weekends, excluding statutory holidays.

Confirmed positive: 907 (increase of 13)
Confirmed variants of concern cases: 280 (no change)
Active cases: 84 (increase of 5)
Deaths: 9 (no change)
Currently hospitalized: 20 (increase of 4)
Currently hospitalized and in ICU: 7 (decrease of 1)
Currently hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 4 (no change)
Resolved: 813 (increase of 6)
Tests completed: 128,285 (increase of 8)
Vaccine doses administered: 65,804 (increase of 1,872)
Number of people fully vaccinated: 3,977 (increase of 5)
Outbreaks: Unidentified community outbreak in Belleville, Unidentified workplace in Prince Edward County, Unidentified workplace in Belleville, QHC Belleville General Hospital, Unidentified workplace in Belleville (increase of 1)*

*An outbreak at an unidentified workplace in Belleville, involving 2 cases, was declared on April 28.

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Province of Ontario

Confirmed positive: 455,606 (increase of 3,480)*
COVID-19 variants of concern (VOC) cases: 60,355 of B.1.1.7 UK variant (increase of 2,932); 220 of B.1.351 South Africa variant (increase of 21); 405 of P.1 Brazilian variant (increase of 34)**
VOC R(t): 0.94 (as of April 23)***
7-day average of daily new cases: 3,783 (decrease of 105)
Positivity rate: 7.2% (decrease of 3.0%)
Resolved: 408,765 (increase of 4,517), 89.7% of all cases (increase of 0.3%)
Hospitalizations: 2,281 (decrease of 55)
Hospitalizations in ICU: 877 (increase of 2)
Hospitalizations in ICU on ventilator: 605 (increase of 16)
Deaths: 7,988 (increase of 24)
7-day average of daily new deaths: 28 (decrease of 2)
Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 3,919 (increase of 2)
Total tests completed: 13,995,825 (increase of 50,194)
Tests under investigation: 34,746 (increase of 5,482)
Vaccination doses administered: 4,907,203 (increase of 116,173), 33.31% of Ontario’s population (increase of 0.79%)****
People fully vaccinated (two doses): 365,166 (increase of 2,603), 2.48% of Ontario’s population (increase of 0.02%)****

*Counts for some health units in the central west region may be higher in today’s report in part due to a catch-up in processing laboratory data into the provincial case and contact management system.

**While Ontario’s daily update is not yet reporting this information, Public Health Ontario confirmed on April 23 that 36 cases of the B.1.617 variant, a so-called “double mutation” variant first identified in India, have been detected in Ontario.

***R(t) is a virus’s effective reproduction number, which is the average number of new infections caused by a single infected individual at a specific time (t) in a partially immunized population. To successfully eliminate a disease from a population, R(t) needs to be less than 1.

****An estimated 70-90% of the population must be immunized to achieve herd immunity.

COVID-19 cases in Ontario from March 28 - April 27, 2021. The red line is the number of new cases reported daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of new cases. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 cases in Ontario from March 28 – April 27, 2021. The red line is the number of new cases reported daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of new cases. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 tests completed in Ontario from March 28 - April 27, 2021. The red line is the daily number of tests completed, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of tests completed. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 tests completed in Ontario from March 28 – April 27, 2021. The red line is the daily number of tests completed, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of tests completed. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU admissions in Ontario from March 28 - April 27, 2021. The red line is the daily number of COVID-19 hospitalizations, the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of hospitalizations, the purple line is the daily number of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs, and the dotted orange line is a five-day rolling average of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU admissions in Ontario from March 28 – April 27, 2021. The red line is the daily number of COVID-19 hospitalizations, the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of hospitalizations, the purple line is the daily number of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs, and the dotted orange line is a five-day rolling average of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 deaths in Ontario from March 28 - April 27, 2021. The red line is the cumulative number of daily deaths, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of daily deaths. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 deaths in Ontario from March 28 – April 27, 2021. The red line is the cumulative number of daily deaths, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of daily deaths. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Ontario from March 28 - April 27, 2021. The red line is the cumulative number of daily doses administered, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of daily doses. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Ontario from March 28 – April 27, 2021. The red line is the cumulative number of daily doses administered, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of daily doses. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)

 

For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.

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