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West meets East in Public Energy’s January 31 online presentation of ‘John & Waleed’

By Bruce Head -
Friends John Millard and Waleed Abdulhamid bring together their very different cultural and musical backgrounds in "John & Waleed", a performance featuring both traditional and original music and storytelling. Public Energy is streaming the previously recorded performance online for free on January 31, 2021, following a real-time Q&A with the two musicians. (Supplied photo)

West meets East in Public Energy’s presentation of John & Waleed from Toronto’s Theatre Passe Muraille, streaming online for one night this Sunday (January 31).

The musical and storytelling show is written and performed by two friends: John Millard, a Toronto-based composer and singer-songwriter from Kitchener in Ontario, and Waleed Abdulhamid, a Toronto-based multi-instrumentalist and composer from Khartoum in Sudan, Africa.

The two men, who met in 2008 as resident artists at Soulpepper at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto, couldn’t be more different culturally and musically.

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Born in Hamilton and raised in Kitchener, Millard is of Scottish heritage. His mother was a singer in Scotland and his grandmother used to play organ for both the local Presbyterian and Anglican churches. With his father an ordained minister, Millard was raised in the Christian tradition but now describes himself as a non-believer. As well as composing for the theatre, Millard is a self-taught banjo-playing folk and bluegrass musician known for his bands The Polka Dogs and John Millard & Happy Day.

Born in Sudan, Abdulhamid began performing at the age of six and, by the age of 18, was a skilled musician who now plays around 20 instruments, including rare African and Middle East instruments such as the darabukka and balimbo. A practising Muslim, Abdulhamid lived in the U.S. and Europe before settling in Canada as a musician and educator in 1992. He is known for his powerful vocals, innovative bass technique, and jaw-dropping percussion skills.

In John & Waleed, the two men bring their cultural and musical differences together in a unique and compelling performance. They blend their backgrounds and musical skills, weaving traditional Canadian and Sudanese folk songs and their own compositions in a show that explores their different traditions and journeys. Between the tunes, sung in both English and Arabic, the two men tell their individual stories and the story of their friendship.

VIDEO: Promo for original 2015 “John & Waleed” production

The performance is not only a celebration of their lasting friendship, but a demonstration of the strength found in diversity and the unifying power of music in overcoming our differences.

John & Waleed was first presented in Toronto by Cahoots Theatre in 2015 and remounted in 2017 at Theatre Passe Muraille. The Globe and Mail called it a “delightful” show, adding, “As John & Waleed affirms, it’s the stories we tell about ourselves that break down those imagined walls and reveal how much our similarities outweigh our differences.”

The performance of John & Waleed was originally planned as a livestream but, due to the pandemic lockdown, has been previously recorded. It will be streamed online at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, January 31st via Public Energy’s website at publicenergy.ca/performance/john-waleed/.

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Following the performance, Millard and Abdulhamid will participate in a real-time virtual question-and-answer session with viewers.

This is a free event and no prior registration is required. However, in lieu of charging admission, Public Energy is asking viewers to consider a donation to their new Music Lessons For Newcomers Subsidy Fund.

The fund will be used to subsidize music and vocal lessons with professional teachers for newcomers to Canada who are unable to afford them. For more information and to donate, visit publicenergy.ca/support/music-lessons-for-newcomers-fund/.

VIDEO: Public Energy’s Bill Kimball in converation with John and Waleed

 

kawarthaNOW is pleased to be a long-time media sponsor of Public Energy Performing Arts.

Owners of Rare restaurant in downtown Peterborough demonstrate resiliency throughout pandemic

By Hannah Abrahamse -
During the lockdown, Rare restaurant in downtown Peterborough has temporarily changed its classic steak menu to offer comfort-style food for takeout. It's one of several pivots owners Tyler and Kassy Scott have made to adjust to the pandemic. Their menu, which changes weekly, is released on their website and social media accounts every Wednesday. (Photo courtesy of Rare)

In the face of the coronavirus pandemic, locally owned restaurants have been forced to weather unforeseen challenges that go along with restrictions and lockdowns.

This story is one of an ongoing series by kawarthaNOW in support of locally owned eateries.

Kassy and Tyler Scott, owners of Rare restaurant in downtown Peterborough, have taken it as an opportunity to demonstrate their resiliency. Rare has made multiple pivots to adapt to a challenging climate for restaurants.

After purchasing Rare (formerly Rare Grill House) from former owners Brad and Katie Watt in September of 2019, Kassy and Tyler made significant investments in rebranding and renovating the restaurant last January.

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“We had just reopened and were having some really busy nights,” Kassy recalls. “A month and a half later, we had to close our doors.”

Kassy says they initially tried to continue by offering takeout with their classic menu. They typically serve locally sourced steak and other fine-dining entrees, but quickly realized it didn’t work for takeout.

“No one wants to order a $50 steak cooked medium rare and then have it show up to their house, cooked more in the box,” explains Kassy. “We didn’t want to tarnish the quality of our food.”

Rare owners Tyler and Kassy Scott. Before the couple purchased the business from former owners Brad and Katie Watt in 2019, Tyler worked there as sous chef for six years. (Photo courtesy of Rare)
Rare owners Tyler and Kassy Scott. Before the couple purchased the business from former owners Brad and Katie Watt in 2019, Tyler worked there as sous chef for six years. (Photo courtesy of Rare)

Then came their first major change. Tyler, who is also the restaurant’s chef, came up with the idea to condense the menu and begin offering comfort food, which travels much easier.

Kassy says some long-time customers initially didn’t understand why Rare couldn’t continue to offer steak.

“We’re doing this is so we can be standing at the end of this (pandemic) to offer what you loved so much about us,” she assures those customers. “We’re staying true to who we are — even when we’re changing our menu so dramatically.”

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Rare did get back to serving steak for a while over the summer, when the restaurant was permitted to open again for restricted indoor dining and outdoor patio dining.

The outdoor patio was another one of Rare’s pandemic pivots. Before COVID-19, Rare didn’t have a patio. Creating one was another challenging project for Kassy and Tyler, given Rare’s location and the space with which they had to work.

Nevertheless, they made it work. Not only did they transform their backlot into a patio, but it became a beautiful and popular space to dine. Many customers have said it reminded them of dining on patios in Europe.

Rare owner and chef Tyler Scott packages an order for takeout. Currently Tyler and his sous chef Andrew Orde prep, cook, pack up, and cash out all orders themselves. (Photo courtesy of Rare)
Rare owner and chef Tyler Scott packages an order for takeout. Currently Tyler and his sous chef Andrew Orde prep, cook, pack up, and cash out all orders themselves. (Photo courtesy of Rare)

Along with all other restaurants, the current provincial lockdown has forced Rare to stop in-person dining once again. According to Kassy, she and Tyler have taken notes on their experiences during the first lockdown and are back to offering a condensed menu of comfort food.

Rare is currently open for lunch and dinner takeout on Thursdays and Fridays, for breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Saturdays, and for breakfast on Sundays along with a special hot-and-ready family dinner. (Editor’s note: Rare is closed on Sunday, January 31 for a staff mental health day.)

The menu changes weekly and is released on Wednesdays on Rare’s website at www.rareexperience.ca and on their Facebook and Instagram.

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Rare is encouraging customers to use their new online ordering system to place takeout orders. Due to the lockdown, they’re currently operating with minimal staff — just Tyler and his sous chef Andrew Orde — who are sometimes too busy in the kitchen to answer phones.

“If you want to pre-order takeout, just include your pick-up time in the notes section,” says Kassy. “If for some reason there’s a problem with that pick-up time, we will call to reschedule.”

Kassy says they’re trying to make ordering takeout an “in-and-out experience.”

Rare employee Christina picking up food at Rare's back door. Throughout the lockdown, all Rare employees eat for free. (Photo courtesy of Rare)
Rare employee Christina picking up food at Rare’s back door. Throughout the lockdown, all Rare employees eat for free. (Photo courtesy of Rare)

Customers come to Rare’s back door, knock, and an employee will come to let them inside. Only two customers are currently allowed in the building at a time. There is hand sanitizer at every entrance, and machines are sanitized after each use.

Kassy notes the pandemic has had a silver lining for Rare. When their sous chef Kylie Lawther left for her maternity leave, their long-time friend and chef Andrew Orde was available to step in.

“When Andrew was laid off from his job at Electric City Bread Company because of the pandemic, it was like a puzzle piece fitting together,” says Kassy. “He is so unbelievably talented.”

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Nevertheless, it has been a difficult time for those working in the restaurant industry. When the second lockdown was announced, Kassy says she and Tyler felt defeated, and resolved to use their platform to start a discussion about mental health.

They decided to partner with Jess Russell, who is currently running every street in Peterborough to raise awareness and funding for the Canadian Mental Health Association Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge. On January 28th (Bell Let’s Talk Day), Rare donated 30 per cent of their sales to the association’s mobile crisis intervention team in Peterborough, raising $1,000 to support people experiencing mental health crises.

“So many people silently suffer in this industry,” Kassy says. “When we saw what Jess was doing, it aligned with what we had been feeling. Now is the time to shine a light on mental health.”

Rare also sells freezer meals, which can be ordered on the Rare website and picked up at the restaurant's back door. (Photo courtesy of Rare)
Rare also sells freezer meals, which can be ordered on the Rare website and picked up at the restaurant’s back door. (Photo courtesy of Rare)

Kassy urges the community to continue showing support for local businesses and kindness to one another.

“That is what’s going to get us through this pandemic — kindness and love,” she says. “Any essential workers need your kindness right now.”

“You don’t have to order food from us to support us,” Kassy adds. Following and engaging with their social media pages is a great way to support a small business like Rare.

In addition to running their restaurant, Rare owners Tyler and Kassy Scott are raising their two young daughters. (Photo by Erin Caitlyn, supplied by Rare)
In addition to running their restaurant, Rare owners Tyler and Kassy Scott are raising their two young daughters. (Photo by Erin Caitlyn, supplied by Rare)

“We’re just so thankful for the support we’ve gotten from our community,” Kassy reflects.

“We’re thankful for the relationships we have with other downtown restaurant owners. It speaks to the community we live in.”

Rare is located at 166 Brock Street in downtown Peterborough. To view the menu and make an order, visit www.rareexperience.ca.

Portion of George Street in downtown Peterborough closed Monday and Tuesday

By kawarthaNOW -
Atria Development purchased the former Peterborough YMCA building in 2014 to convert it into a 136-suite luxury apartment building. A giant construction crane has been installed at the site since summer 2019. (Photo: Atria Development)

George Street between Murray and Brock streets in downtown Peterborough will be closed to through traffic on Monday and Tuesday (February 1 and 2).

The closure is required so the giant crane at Y Lofts — the former Peterborough YMCA building that has been converted to a luxury apartment building — can be removed now that construction is complete.

Detour routes will be posted on McDonnel Street, Aylmer Street, and Brock Street.

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Businesses on George Street between Murray and Brock streets will remain open on Monday and Tuesday.

However, you will not be able to use the sidewalk on the west side of George Street between Murray and Brock streets as it will also be closed. The sidewalk on the east side of George Street between Murray and Brock streets will remain open.

Atria Development purchased the former Peterborough YMCA building in 2014 to convert it into a 136-suite luxury apartment building. A giant construction crane has been installed at the site since summer 2019. Construction was originally expected to be completed in the summer of 2020.

Ontario reports 1,837 new COVID-19 cases and mandatory testing for arriving international travellers

By kawarthaNOW -
At a media conference on January 29, 2021, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced mandatory on-arrival testing of international travellers at Toronto Pearson International Airport effective February 1, along with other new measures. (CPAC screenshot)

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

Ontario is reporting 1,837 new cases today, with the seven-day average of daily cases across the province decreasing today by 117 to 2,011.

With 51 cases of the COVID-19 UK variant now identified in Ontario, the Ontario government announced mandatory on-arrival testing of international travellers at Toronto Pearson International Airport effective February 1, as well as enhanced screening and testing and other measures.

“We can’t take anything for granted, not when new highly contagious strains of the virus have entered our country,” said Premier Doug Ford at a media conference at Queen’s Park on Friday (January 29). “If these new strains take hold, the consequences will be dire.”

The provincial measures are in addition to federal measures announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. Starting February 3rd, international inbound flights will only be permitted to land at airports in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, and Vancouver.

International travellers arriving in Canada will also soon be required to take a PCR test and quarantine at a government-approved hotel at their own expense for up to three days while awaiting the results of their test. In addition, Air Canada, WestJet, Sunwing, and Air Transat have agreed to suspend service to destinations in the Caribbean and Mexico until April 30th.

In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 9 new cases to report and 32 additional cases resolved, with the number of active cases across the region decreasing by 26 to 113. There has been 2 new COVID-19 deaths in the region, in Peterborough and Northumberland.

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Most of today’s new cases are in Toronto (595), Peel (295), and York (170).

There are double-digit increases in Waterloo (91), Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph (83), Niagara (64), Durham (59), Simcoe Muskoka (58), Halton (54), Ottawa (53), Hamilton (53), Middlesex-London (48), Windsor-Essex (45), Thunder Bay (24), Southwestern (24), Porcupine (15), Chatham-Kent (15), Sudbury (13), and Haldimand-Norfolk (11), with smaller increases in Brant (9), Eastern Ontario (8), Northwestern (7), Peterborough (7), and Grey Bruce (7).

The remaining 10 health units are reporting 5 or fewer new cases, with 2 health units reporting no new cases at all.

Of today’s new cases, 53% are among people 40 and older, with the highest number of cases (629) among people ages 20-39, followed by 554 cases among people ages 40-59 and 298 cases among people ages 60-79.

With 2,900 more cases resolved since yesterday, the percentage of resolved cases has increased by 0.5% to 90.0%. The average positivity rate across Ontario remains unchanged 3.3%, meaning that 33 out of every 1,000 tests performed were positive for COVID-19 on January 28.

Ontario is reporting 58 new COVID-19 deaths today, including 32 in long-term care homes. Ontario has averaged 57 new daily deaths over the past 7 days.

Hospitalizations have decreased by 47 from yesterday to 1,291, with the number of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs increasing by 2 to 360, and the number of patients with COVID-19 on ventilators decreasing by 5 to 271. A total of 69,040 tests were completed yesterday, with the backlog of tests under investigation decreasing by 7,933 to 40,453.

A total of 327,455 doses of vaccine have now been administered, an increase of 10,215 from yesterday, with 61,679 people fully vaccinated with both doses of vaccine, an increase of 6,393 from yesterday.

There is 1 new student case in Ontario schools, a decrease of 1 from yesterday. There are 25 new cases in licensed child care settings in Ontario, an increase of 5 from yesterday, with 15 cases among children and 10 cases among staff.

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In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 9 new cases to report, including 5 in Kawartha Lakes, 3 in Peterborough, and 1 in Northumberland. There are no new cases in Hastings Prince Edward or Haliburton. An outbreak at Trent Valley Lodge long-term care home in Trenton was declared on January 28.

There has been 1 new death in Peterborough and 1 new death in Northumberland.

An additional 32 cases have been resolved, including 22 in Kawartha Lakes, 5 in Peterborough, 3 in Haliburton, 1 in Northumberland, and 1 in Hastings Prince Edward. Outbreaks at Centennial Place long-term care home in Millbrook and at Crown Ridge long-term care home in Trenton were declared resolved on January 29.

There are currently 113 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, a decrease of 26 from yesterday, including 47 in Peterborough, 46 in Kawartha Lakes, 13 in Northumberland, 5 in Hastings Prince Edward (4 in Quinte West and 1 in Belleville), and 2 in Haliburton.

Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 538 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (483 resolved with 8 deaths), 424 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (351 resolved with 40 deaths), 367 in Northumberland County (346 resolved with 8 deaths), 48 in Haliburton County (46 resolved with no deaths), and 366 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (356 resolved with 5 deaths). The 2 most recent deaths were reported in Peterborough and Northumberland on January 29.

The provincial data in this report is pulled from Ontario’s integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS) at 12 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: 538 (increase of 3)
Active cases: 47 (decrease of 3)
Close contacts: 75 (decrease of 1)
Deaths: 8 (increase of 1)
Resolved: 483 (increase of 5)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 23 (no change)*
Total tests completed: Over 41,450 (increase of 50)
Outbreaks: The Regency retirement home in Lakefield, Peterborough Regional Health Centre, Peterborough Retirement Residence (decrease of 1)*

*As of January 28, Peterborough Regional Health Centre is reporting 13 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 (an increase of 1 from yesterday) and 12 patients transferred from other areas as a result of a provincial directive (no change from yesterday).

**The outbreak at Centennial Place long-term care home in Millbrook was declared resolved on January 29.

 

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 statutory holidays.

Confirmed positive: 839, including 424 in Kawartha Lakes, 367 in Northumberland, and 48 in Haliburton (increase of 6, including 5 in Kawartha Lakes and 1 in Northumberland)*
Active cases: 61, including 46 in Kawartha Lakes, 13 in Northumberland, and 2 in Haliburton (decrease of 22, including 17 in Kawartha Lakes, 2 in Northumberland, and 3 in Haliburton)
Probable cases: 7, including 6 in Kawartha Lakes and 1 in Northumberland (net increase of 3)
High-risk contacts: 126, including 63 in Kawartha Lakes, 43 in Northumberland, and 15 in Haliburton (net decrease of 8)**
Hospitalizations (total to date): 32, including 22 in Kawartha Lakes, 8 in Northumberland, and 2 in Haliburton (no change)***
Deaths (including among probable cases): 48, including 40 in Kawartha Lakes and 8 in Northumberland (increase of 1 in Northumberland)
Resolved: 740, including 351 in Kawartha Lakes, 346 in Northumberland, 43 in Haliburton (increase of 26, including 22 in Kawartha Lakes, 1 in Northumberland, and 3 in Haliburton)
Institutional outbreaks: Hope St. Terrace long-term care home in Port Hope, Caressant Care McLaughlin Road long-term care home in Lindsay, Golden Plough Lodge in Cobourg, Warkworth Place long-term care home in Warkworth, Caressant Care retirement home in Lindsay (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.

**This total includes an additional 11 high-risk contacts directly followed up through the Public Health Ontario contact tracing process that are missing the contacts’ county.

***As of January 29, Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay reports 3 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 (an increase of 1 from yesterday).

 

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, excluding statutory holidays.

Confirmed positive: 366 (no change)
Active cases: 5 (decrease of 1)
Deaths: 5 (no change)
Currently hospitalized: 1 (no change)
Currently hospitalized and in ICU: 0 (no change)
Currently hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator (total to date): 0 (no change)
Resolved: 356 (increase of 1)
Tests completed: 42,687 (no change)
Vaccines administered: 723 (increase of 240)
Institutional outbreaks: Trent Valley Lodge long-term care home in Trenton (no net change)*

*An outbreak at Trent Valley Lodge long-term care home in Trenton was declared on January 28. The outbreak at Crown Ridge long-term care home in Trenton was declared resolved on January 29.

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Province of Ontario

Confirmed positive: 264,300 (increase of 1,837)
7-day average of new cases:: 2,128 (decrease of 77)
Resolved: 237,871 (increase of 2,900, 90.0% of all cases)
Positivity rate: 3.3% (no change)
Hospitalized: 1,291 (decrease of 47)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 360 (increase of 2)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 271 (decrease of 5)
Deaths: 6,072 (increase of 58)
Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 3,550 (increase of 32)
Total tests completed: 9,564,571 (increase of 69,040)
Tests under investigation: 40,453 (decrease of 7,933)
Vaccination doses administered: 327,455 (increase of 10,215)
People fully vaccinated (two doses): 61,679 (increase of 6,393)
COVID-19 variant cases: 51 of B.1.1.7 UK variant

COVID-19 cases in Ontario from December 29, 2020 – January 28, 2021. The red line is the number of new cases reported daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day moving average of new cases. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)

COVID-19 tests completed in Ontario from December 29, 2020 – January 28, 2021. The red line is the number of tests completed daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day moving average of tests completed. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)

COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU admissions in Ontario from December 29, 2020 – January 28, 2021. The red line is the daily number of COVID-19 hospitalizations, the dotted green line is a five-day moving 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 moving average of is a five-day moving average of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)

COVID-19 deaths in Ontario from December 29, 2020 – January 28, 2021. The red line is the cumulative number of daily deaths, and the dotted green line is a five-day moving average of daily deaths. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)

 

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

Peterborough reports eighth COVID-19 death with 409 long-term care residents vaccinated so far

By Paul Rellinger -
Four vials of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during an immunization clinic at Fairhaven long-term care home in Peterborough on January 26, 2021. Almost all of the first shipment of 500 doses of the vaccine have been administered, with 409 residents of four long-term care homes immunized along with 43 home staff. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Public Health)

There’s been another COVID-19 death in Peterborough, with 21 new positive cases of the disease reported in the Peterborough area so far this week.

During a Peterborough Public Health media briefing held Friday (January 29), medical officer of health Dr. Rosana Salvaterra would only confirm the person who died in hospital Friday — the eight death in the Peterborough area since the pandemic began — is a resident of a congregate setting. She provided no details as to age or gender.

While the advent of 21 new cases this week isn’t ideal, the weekly positive case count has declined steadily since the week of December 28th when a record weekly count of 71 new cases were reported. That said, the January total of 188 new cases to date represents a new monthly high locally, well eclipsing the previous high monthly number of 137 recorded in December.

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On the vaccination front, Dr. Salvaterra noted residents of four of the region’s long-term care homes — Fairhaven and Riverview Manor in Peterborough, Extendicare Lakefield, and Pleasant Meadow Manor in Norwood — have received their first dose of the Moderna vaccine. In total, 409 residents have been immunized, along with 43 home staff.

“We had two adverse events, one which necessitated a hospital visit, but both cases have recovered,” said Dr. Salvaterra, noting Peterborough Public Health has been told to expect its next shipment of the Moderna vaccine by February 5th at the earliest.

“It is a delay … we were hoping to get it (the shipment) by February 1st,” Dr. Salvaterra said. “Moderna advised yesterday (Thursday) that its next shipment won’t be arriving in Toronto until February 4th.”

“We were hoping to get all of our long-term care residents immunized by February 5th,” she said. “I expect that deadline will have to be revised given what we have now learned about the Moderna shipment.”

Dr. Salvaterra added the question she is asked most frequently concerns the order in which local vaccinations will roll out in the months ahead.

“It’s important that residents understand that the province has decided the order in which people will receive their vaccine, with the end goal of enough vaccine for anyone who wants it by September,” she said.

The three phases of the Ontario government's COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan. (Graphic: Ontario Ministry of Health)
The three phases of the Ontario government’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan. (Graphic: Ontario Ministry of Health)

“Local public health has been tasked with identifying any local priorities within that provincial sequencing framework,” Dr. Salvaterra explained. ” We’ve created a local committee to oversee this as well as the create a bigger plan for all three phases of the (vaccine) rollout.”

The committee, she added, has had three meetings to date.

“Phase two occurs when immunization clinics are held. This is our mass immunization phase. It’s dependent on an adequate vaccine supply, so it’s hard to say exactly when these clinics will start. We have them starting in April but, right now, I can say they’ll being in the spring. If we get more vaccine in March, they could start earlier.”

Moving forward, updates on local vaccination progress will be posted each Friday on the health unit’s data tool at localcovidtracker.ca.

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Overall local COVID-19 numbers show that, as of Friday morning, there were 50 active COVID-19 cases in Peterborough city and county, Curve Lake, and Hiawatha region with 76 close contacts of positive cases being monitored.

Since the pandemic began, Peterborough Public Health has reported a total of 535 cases, of which 478 have been resolved. To date, 41,400 residents have been tested for a 28 per cent testing rate.

As for outbreaks, the most recent one was declared Tuesday at Peterborough Retirement Resident. It involves three staff members, Dr. Salvaterra said, with no cases detected amongst the residents.

Previously reported outbreaks at the Peterborough Regional Health Centre (in units A2 and B2 designated for stroke rehabilitation and affecting 12 people), at Regency Retirement in Lakefield, and at Centennial Place Long-Term Care in Millbrook are ongoing but reported as stable and heading toward being resolved.

Also present and commenting during Tuesday’s briefing were Peterborough-Kawartha MP Maryam Monsef, Peterborough-Kawartha MPP Dave Smith, Northumberland-Peterborough South MPP David Piccini, Peterborough Mayor Diane Therrien, Hiawatha First Nations Chief Laurie Carr, and Peterborough Board of Health chair and Selwyn Mayor Andy Mitchell.

Extreme cold warning in effect overnight for Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, and Northumberland

By kawarthaNOW -

Environment Canada has issued an extreme cold warning for much of the Kawarthas for Friday overnight (January 29) into Saturday morning.

The extreme cold warning is in effect for the city and county of Peterborough, all of the City of Kawartha Lakes, and all of Northumberland County.

Wind chills near -30°C are expected overnight Friday and into Saturday morning. These wind chills may return again overnight on Saturday night into Sunday morning.

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Risks are greater for young children, older adults, people with chronic illnesses, people working or exercising outdoors, and those without proper shelter.

Watch for cold-related symptoms including shortness of breath, chest pain, muscle pain and weakness, and numbness and colour change in fingers and toes.

Cover up, as frostbite can develop within minutes on exposed skin, especially with wind chill.

Remember: if it’s too cold for you to stay outside, it’s also too cold for your pet to stay outside.

Gerti’s gastropub in Peterborough offers a delicious way to give back to the community

By Hannah Abrahamse -
With in-person dining prohibited at restaurants, Gerti's in downtown Peterborough continues to take food orders for either takeout or delivery. Despite the financial challenges caused by the provincial lockdown, the locally owned gastropub is donating $5 from each weekly special (such as this Chicago-style lasagna) sold to support neonatal care at the Peterborough Regional Health Centre. (Photo by Gerti's chef Eric McKibbon)

If you’re looking for good food that will nourish your body and soul and the greater Peterborough community, look no further than Gerti’s gastropub in downtown Peterborough.

This story is one of an ongoing series by kawarthaNOW in support of locally owned eateries.

Although restaurants have been forced to close their doors to dining because of the pandemic, drastically reducing their revenue, this locally owned small business is still giving some of that revenue back to the community.

When the second provincial lockdown was announced, Gerti’s owners Diana and Sean Hunter decided to start a local fundraiser to support the Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC). They are currently donating $5 of every weekly featured special purchased by customers to PRHC, through the PRHC Foundation Mombassadors group.

Gerti's owners Diana and Sean Hunter. In April 2019, the couple purchased the restaurant from original owners Gerti and Alban Sina. (Photo courtesy of Gerti's)
Gerti’s owners Diana and Sean Hunter. In April 2019, the couple purchased the restaurant from original owners Gerti and Alban Sina. (Photo courtesy of Gerti’s)

This isn’t the first time Gerti’s has done this fundraiser — they donated over $5,000 to the PRHC Foundation during the first lockdown.

“This time, we didn’t know what part of the hospital needed our help,” explains Diana. “I contacted the foundation, and they suggested we pair up with Mombassadors.”

The PRHC Foundation Mombassadors is a growing group of local mothers who raise funds for equipment for the PRHC neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The foundation works closely with the PRHC Foundation, a separate fundraising organization for the Peterborough hospital. Government funding does not cover technology and equipment for hospitals — hence the need for organizations like these.

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“All of us have some connection to the NICU, including my son and my sister’s son,” says Erin Marshall, who founded the Mombassadors group with her sister, Sarah McDougall Perrin, in 2018. “That’s how we started this.”

All of the proceeds raised by Gerti’s will go to the Mombassadors, who pass it on to the PRHC Foundation to help fund the hospital’s equipment needs for the NICU.

In the past, the foundation has raised funds for state-of-the-art equipment for the NICU including fetal heart monitors, warming beds, and infant ventilation systems.

Sarah McDougall Perrin, who founded the PRHC Foundation Mombassadors group in 2018 with her sister Erin Marshall, pictured with her husband Scott and their son Weston. Through the hospital's foundation, the growing group of local mothers raises funds for the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC). (Photo by Jen Austin Driver supplied by PRHC Foundation Mombassadors)
Sarah McDougall Perrin, who founded the PRHC Foundation Mombassadors group in 2018 with her sister Erin Marshall, pictured with her husband Scott and their son Weston. Through the hospital’s foundation, the growing group of local mothers raises funds for the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC). (Photo by Jen Austin Driver supplied by PRHC Foundation Mombassadors)

“We weren’t able to do our main fundraising event this year because of the pandemic, so we are so excited to partner with Gerti’s on this,” Marshall explains. “As an organization, we understand that in this climate, it’s not a great time to fundraise, but this (Gerti’s fundraiser) has kept our momentum going.”

Marshall is a co-owner of Full Tilt Cycle spin studio, making her a downtown local business owner herself. She says the fundraiser is a win-win because it allows people to support a local business and a local charity in one go.

Gerti’s can certainly use the support, as the lockdown has taken a significant toll on their business. Diana says that, while they’re currently doing enough business to keep the lights on, her biggest priority is her staff — she wants to be sure they can come out of this.

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Fundraising has been an essential part of keeping both Diana and her staff’s spirits up during a tough time.

“It brings purpose to our every day,” Diana says.

To support the fundraiser, you can find Gerti’s weekly featured specials on their website at www.gertis.ca, where you can also place orders for either pickup or delivery. If ordering through the website isn’t for you, you can also order by calling or texting 705-743-7212.

In addition to their weekly featured specials, you can also order takeout or delivery from Gerti's regular diverse menu. Gerti's delivers within 15 kilometres of their location for a $5 delivery fee, or you can pick up your takeout order safely from the restaurant. (Photo by Gerti's chef Eric McKibbon)
In addition to their weekly featured specials, you can also order takeout or delivery from Gerti’s regular diverse menu. Gerti’s delivers within 15 kilometres of their location for a $5 delivery fee, or you can pick up your takeout order safely from the restaurant. (Photo by Gerti’s chef Eric McKibbon)

You can also support the fundraiser and Gerti’s by liking and sharing their posts on Facebook and Instagram.

Gerti’s is open for takeout and delivery from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday to Sunday (closed Monday). The restaurant delivers orders themselves, rather than using a third-party delivery service that would charge them high fees. Orders can be delivered to locations within 15 kilometres of Gerti’s for a $5 delivery fee.

If you choose to order takeout, there’s a table at the restaurant entrance where you can pick up your food and pay safely. Cash, e-transfer, debit, and credit are all accepted.

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While Diana would love for everyone to support Gerti’s and their fundraiser, she asks that the community support any locally owned business.

“I want to see every single business survive,” she says. “I would love to be able to go to all my favourite little spots after this is all over and know that they are going to be there.”

Gerti's had created a covered and heated back patio to allow for outside dining during the pandemic, until the most recent provincial lockdown forces restaurants to provide takeout and delivery only. Gerti's co-owner Diana Hunter hopes everyone makes an effort to support locally owned businesses during the pandemic lockdown. (Photo courtesy of Gerti's)
Gerti’s had created a covered and heated back patio to allow for outside dining during the pandemic, until the most recent provincial lockdown forces restaurants to provide takeout and delivery only. Gerti’s co-owner Diana Hunter hopes everyone makes an effort to support locally owned businesses during the pandemic lockdown. (Photo courtesy of Gerti’s)

“I’m honestly so proud of this community,” adds Diana. “My entire heart is full with all of the love and support, not just for Gerti’s, but my staff and all the other businesses around me.”

Gerti’s is located at 225 Hunter Street West, in the heart of the Hunter Street Café District in downtown Peterborough. To view the menu and make an order, visit www.gertis.ca.

Trent canal in Peterborough will soon be open for COVID-safe skating

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Skaters on the Trent canal south of the Peterborough Lift Lock in 2016. The canal will be open for skating once city crews have finished clearing snow and preparing the ice surface. COVID-19 health and safety protocols will be in effect once the canal is open for skating; check for the green flag. (File photo)

With recent subzero temperatures continuing into next week, the Trent canal in Peterborough will soon be open for skating, the City of Peterborough announced on Friday (January 29).

Public works crews are currently clearing snow from the canal, south of the Peterborough Lift Lock, and flooding the ice surface to ensure conditions are safe for skating.

When the canal is ready for skating, the red flag (which is still flying as preparation work continues) will be replaced with a green flag.

The city will post the canal status on its website and Facebook and Twitter accounts.

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Due to public health restrictions during the pandemic, only skating will be allowed on the canal. Sports and games are prohibited.

Anyone using the canal must remain with household members only. Physical distancing of at least two metres from other skaters not in your household is mandatory.

Only locals should be skating on the canal. While the province’s stay-at-home order allows for outdoor exercise, people should stay within their own community to do so.

Anyone using the canal is asked to keep their visits to a reasonable length of time to allow access for all residents.

As with neighbourhood rinks, if the canal is busy when you arrive, return at another time.

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Here are the City of Peterborough and Peterborough Public Health’s guidelines for canal and outdoor rink use:

  • Self-monitor for symptoms of COVID-19. Stay home if you are sick.
  • Maintain physical distancing of at least 2 metres (6 feet) from those outside of your household.
  • Do not gather in groups more than 5.
  • Skating only – no sports or games.
  • Wearing a mask or face covering is recommended.
  • Downloading the Government of Canada’s COVID Alert app to your phone is encouraged.
  • All children/dependents must be accompanied by a competent adult/guardian.
  • Be safe and be respectful of others.
  • Clean up after yourself.
  • Wash or sanitize hands before and after visiting.
  • Use at your own risk.

The city works with the health unit and police to monitor compliance with the province’s stay-at-home order. Residents who have concerns about non-compliance can contact the police through their non-emergency phone line at 705-876-1122.

Canadian Canoe Museum to purchase Johnson Park property for almost $1.6 million

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The site plan for the new Canadian Canoe Museum to be located in Peterborough's East City just north of Beavermead Park. The museum is purchasing the Johnson property from the City of Peterborough for for $1,575,000. (Graphic: Canadian Canoe Museum / Lett Architects)

The Canadian Canoe Museum is purchasing the Johnson Park property in Peterborough’s East City for $1,575,000.

The museum and the City of Peterborough announced the conditional purchase and sale of the property — which will be the site of the museum’s new facility — on Friday (January 29).

The five-acre property is located at 2077 Ashburnham Drive in Peterborough, north of Beavermead Park, between Marsdale Drive and Maria Street.

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On Monday, Peterborough city council approved the direction to proceed with the sale of the land subject to conditions including rezoning, project validation, and confirmation of site appropriateness. The sale is expected to close by the summer, according to the museum.

The museum will be selling its current property at 910 Monaghan Road to help fund the new build project.

The museum’s new facility was originally going to be located beside the Peterborough Lift Lock on property owned by Parks Canada, with a design by Heneghan Peng Architects of Dublin. In October 2020, the museum abandoned both the original location and design after an independent investigation by the museum in May determined the site contains the chemical compound trichloroethylene (TCE), along with a variety of other chemicals.

The museum’s new facility in East City will be designed by Lett Architects of Peterborough.

Canadian Canoe Museum executive director Carolyn Hyslop paddling in Little Lake beside the Johnson property, the planned location for the museum's new facility. (Photo: Canadian Canoe Museum)
Canadian Canoe Museum executive director Carolyn Hyslop paddling in Little Lake beside the Johnson property, the planned location for the museum’s new facility. (Photo: Canadian Canoe Museum)

“In less than a year we’ve moved from walking away from a contaminated site to forming a new build project team and identifying and securing an alternate location,” says Carolyn Hyslop, the museum’s executive director. “The purchase of a viable new site puts our project firmly on-track to be shovel-ready by the end of this year.”

The new museum will be built on a flat portion of the Johnson property, away from the floodplain, on the open land along Ashburnham Drive. The existing trail, shoreline, and natural waterfront to the west of the property will be preserved, the museum says.

Ontario reports 2,093 new COVID-19 cases, including 13 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.

Ontario is reporting 2,093 new cases today, the first increase over 2,000 since January 23. However, the seven-day average of daily cases across the province continues to decline, decreasing today by 77 to 2,128.

In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 13 new cases to report and 21 additional cases resolved, with the number of active cases across the region decreasing by 9 to 139.

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Most of today’s new cases are in Toronto (700), Peel (331), York (228), and Niagara (123).

There are double-digit increases in Hamilton (94), Durham (85), Windsor-Essex (67), Halton (64), Waterloo (56), Simcoe Muskoka (53), Ottawa (45), Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph (43), Middlesex-London (37), Eastern Ontario (30), Chatham-Kent (25), Huron Perth (18), Southwestern (16), Lambton (15), and Thunder Bay (14), with smaller increases in Sudbury (8), Leeds, Grenville & Lanark (7), Peterborough (6), and Brant (6).

The remaining 11 health units are reporting 5 or fewer new cases, with 3 health units reporting no new cases at all.

Of today’s new cases, 52% are among people 40 and older, with the highest number of cases (746) among people ages 20-39, followed by 598 cases among people ages 40-59 and 328 cases among people ages 60-79.

With 2,491 more cases resolved since yesterday, the percentage of resolved cases has increased by 0.2% to 89.5%. The average positivity rate across Ontario has decreased since yesterday by 0.7% to 3.3%, meaning that 33 out of every 1,000 tests performed were positive for COVID-19 on January 27.

Ontario is reporting 56 new COVID-19 deaths today, including 31 in long-term care homes, pushing the number of COVID-related deaths in the province since the pandemic began to over 6,000. Ontario has averaged 57 new daily deaths over the past 7 days.

Hospitalizations have decreased by 44 from yesterday to 1,338, with the number of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs decreasing by 19 to 358, and the number of patients with COVID-19 on ventilators decreasing by 15 to 276. A total of 64,664 tests were completed yesterday, with the backlog of tests under investigation increasing by 1,486 to 48,386.

A total of 317,240 doses of vaccine have now been administered, an increase of 11,910 from yesterday, with 55,286 people fully vaccinated with both doses of vaccine. The government is now reporting the actual number of people who are fully vaccinated with two doses. Previously, they were erroneously reporting the total number of doses administered to achieve full vaccination as the number of people fully vaccinated; this error meant the government was reporting twice the number of people who were actually fully vaccinated.

There are 2 new cases in Ontario schools, a decrease of 4 from yesterday, including 1 student case and 1 case in an unidentified person. There are 20 new cases in licensed child care settings in Ontario, a decrease of 24 from yesterday, with 10 cases among children and 10 cases among staff.

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In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 13 new cases to report, including 5 in Kawartha Lakes, 4 in Peterborough, 3 in Northumberland, and 1 in Hastings Prince Edward. There are no new cases in Haliburton.

Of the cases in Ontario’s licensed child care settings reported today, there is 1 case among staff at Trent Child Care in Bridgenorth.

An additional 21 cases have been resolved, including 7 in Kawartha Lakes, 6 in Northumberland, 6 in Hastings Prince Edward, and 2 in Peterborough. The outbreak at Caressant Care nursing home on Mary Street in Lindsay has been declared resolved.

There are currently 139 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, a decrease of 9 from yesterday, including 63 in Kawartha Lakes, 50 in Peterborough, 15 in Northumberland, 6 in Hastings Prince Edward (5 in Quinte West and 1 in Belleville), and 5 in Haliburton.

Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 535 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (478 resolved with 7 deaths), 419 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (329 resolved with 40 deaths), 367 in Northumberland County (345 resolved with 7 deaths), 48 in Haliburton County (43 resolved with no deaths), and 366 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (355 resolved with 5 deaths). The most recent 2 deaths were reported in Kawartha Lakes and Northumberland on January 27.

The provincial data in this report is pulled from Ontario’s integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS) at 12 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: 535 (increase of 4)
Active cases: 50 (increase of 2)
Close contacts: 76 (increase of 4)
Deaths: 7 (no change)
Resolved: 478 (increase of 2)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 23 (no change)*
Total tests completed: Over 41,400 (increase of 100)
Outbreaks: The Regency retirement home in Lakefield, Centennial Place long-term care home in Millbrook, Peterborough Regional Health Centre, Peterborough Retirement Residence (no change)

*As of January 28, Peterborough Regional Health Centre is reporting 12 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 (a decrease of 5 from yesterday) and 12 patients transferred from other areas as a result of a provincial directive (an increase of 1 from yesterday).

 

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 statutory holidays.

Confirmed positive: 834, including 419 in Kawartha Lakes, 367 in Northumberland, and 48 in Haliburton (increase of 8, including 5 in Kawartha Lakes and 3 in Northumberland)*
Active cases: 83, including 63 in Kawartha Lakes, 15 in Northumberland, and 5 in Haliburton (decrease of 6, including 2 in Kawartha Lakes and 4 in Northumberland)
Probable cases: 4, including 2 in Kawartha Lakes, 1 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton (increase of 2, including 1 in Northumberland and 1 in Haliburton)
High-risk contacts: 134, including 66 in Kawartha Lakes, 44 in Northumberland, and 16 in Haliburton (net decrease of 16)**
Hospitalizations (total to date): 32, including 22 in Kawartha Lakes, 8 in Northumberland, and 2 in Haliburton (no change)***
Deaths (including among probable cases): 47, including 40 in Kawartha Lakes and 7 in Northumberland (no change)
Resolved: 717, including 329 in Kawartha Lakes, 345 in Northumberland, 43 in Haliburton (increase of 13, including 7 in Kawartha Lakes and 6 in Northumberland)
Institutional outbreaks: Hope St. Terrace long-term care home in Port Hope, Caressant Care McLaughlin Road long-term care home in Lindsay, Golden Plough Lodge in Cobourg, Warkworth Place long-term care home in Warkworth, Caressant Care retirement home in Lindsay (decrease 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.

**This total includes an additional 8 high-risk contacts directly followed up through the Public Health Ontario contact tracing process that are missing the contacts’ county.

***As of January 28, Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay reports 2 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 (no change from yesterday).

****The outbreak at Caressant Care nursing home on Mary Street in Lindsay has been declared 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, excluding statutory holidays.

Confirmed positive: 366 (increase of 1)
Active cases: 6 (decrease of 5)
Deaths: 5 (no change)
Currently hospitalized: 1 (no change)
Currently hospitalized and in ICU: 0 (no change)
Currently hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator (total to date): 0 (no change)
Resolved: 355 (increase of 6)
Tests completed: 42,687 (decrease of 1)
Vaccines administered: 483 (no change)
Institutional outbreaks: Crown Ridge long-term care home in Quinte West (no change)

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Province of Ontario

Confirmed positive: 262,463 (increase of 2,093)
7-day average of new cases:: 2,128 (decrease of 77)
Resolved: 234,971 (increase of 2,491, 89.5% of all cases)
Positivity rate: 3.3% (decrease of 0.7%)
Hospitalized: 1,338 (decrease of 44)
Hospitalized and in ICU: 358 (decrease of 19)
Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 276 (decrease of 15)
Deaths: 6,014 (increase of 56)
Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 3,518 (increase of 31)
Total tests completed: 9,495,531 (increase of 64,664)
Tests under investigation: 48,386 (increase of 1,486)
Vaccination doses administered: 317,240 (increase of 11,910)
People fully vaccinated (two doses): 55,286*

*The government is now reporting the actual number of people who are fully vaccinated with two doses. Previously, they were erroneously reporting the total number of doses administered to achieve full vaccination as the number of people fully vaccinated; this error meant the government was reporting twice the number of people who were actually fully vaccinated.

COVID-19 cases in Ontario from December 28, 2020 - January 27, 2021. The red line is the number of new cases reported daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day moving average of new cases. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 cases in Ontario from December 28, 2020 – January 27, 2021. The red line is the number of new cases reported daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day moving average of new cases. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 tests completed in Ontario from December 28, 2020 - January 27, 2021. The red line is the number of tests completed daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day moving average of tests completed. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 tests completed in Ontario from December 28, 2020 – January 27, 2021. The red line is the number of tests completed daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day moving average of tests completed. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU admissions in Ontario from December 28, 2020 - January 27, 2021. The red line is the daily number of COVID-19 hospitalizations, the dotted green line is a five-day moving 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 moving average of is a five-day moving average of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU admissions in Ontario from December 28, 2020 – January 27, 2021. The red line is the daily number of COVID-19 hospitalizations, the dotted green line is a five-day moving 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 moving average of is a five-day moving average of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 deaths in Ontario from December 28, 2020 - January 27, 2021. The red line is the cumulative number of daily deaths, and the dotted green line is a five-day moving average of daily deaths. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 deaths in Ontario from December 28, 2020 – January 27, 2021. The red line is the cumulative number of daily deaths, and the dotted green line is a five-day moving average of daily deaths. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)

 

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

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