HNHU reports 33 new COVID-19 cases

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HNHU reports 33 new COVID 19 cases

There were 33 new COVID-19 cases reported Tuesday by the Haldimand Norfolk Health Unit.

Since the pandemic started in March of 2020 there have 4,131 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the area since the start of the pandemic with 3,628 of those resulting in recoveries.

Active cases decreased from 491 on Monday to 436 on Tuesday.

As of June 1, the HNHU is reporting COVID-19 cases by vaccination status each month and of all the cases since that time, 67.7 per cent have been among those who are unvaccinated, 5.3 per cent in those who are partially vaccinated and 27 per hundred in fully vaccinated people.

Along with the 58 deaths recorded in the area since the pandemic began in March of 2020, there have been nine other people who tested positive but died from complications attributed to other illnesses.

The HNHU has administered 171,059 doses of the vaccine and there are now 65,345 people who have completed their vaccine series.

The total number of doses administered in Haldimand-Norfolk is 202,224. Some residents of the area have received a dose outside of the HNHU.

The percentage of people aged five and older who are fully vaccinated sits at 75.8 per cent and at 80.1 per cent for those who have received at least one dose of the vaccine. There is 19.9 per cent of the population who is unvaccinated.

The health unit notes that data on vaccinations can be delayed up to 48 hours.

Due to high demand, walk-ins are no longer being accepted at community clinics.

Those who can’t get to a vaccine clinic can call 519-427-5903 to request free transportation.

There is also a homebound service for individuals who have difficulty leaving their homes. That program involves two healthcare professionals visiting homes and administering first and second doses in Haldimand and Norfolk.

Visit www.hnhu.org/homeboundvax or call 519-427-5903 for more information on the program.

Visit www.hnhu.org/covid19vaccine/ for more information and for full details about vaccine rollout in Haldimand and Norfolk counties and covid-19.ontario.ca/ for more information on the rollout in Ontario.

The HNHU has updated its webpage to include a list of outbreaks in different settings. As of Tuesday, there were 38 outbreaks in the area with single outbreaks in a congregate setting; two at farms, school-wide and at workplaces; three at other settings; 14 on nozzles; and 15 in classrooms.

The following are a list of local school outbreaks:

  • Delhi Public School, Nov. 17 (bus), four cases since Nov. 15
  • Houghton Public School, Nov. 10, four cases since Nov. 8
  • Walpole North Elementary School, Nov. 17, six cases since Nov. 13
  • Valley Heights Secondary School (bus), Nov. 17, six cases since Nov. 10
  • Sacred Heart School (Langton), Dec. 2, four cases since Nov. 29
  • Lakewood Elementary School, Dec. 9, 12 cases since Dec. 3 (online learning until Jan. 3)
  • Our Lady of Fatima (Courtland), Dec. 8, two cases since Dec. 2
  • St. Joseph’s School, Dec. 14, three cases
  • Oneida Central Public School, Dec. 15, six cases since Dec. 10
  • River Heights School, Dec. 16, six cases since Dec. 13 (school closed to in-person learning)
  • Caledonia Centennial Public School, Dec. 23, three cases since Dec. 21
  • St. Joseph’s School, Dec. 20, three cases since Dec. 19

The following cases have been reported at local schools since Dec. 18:

  • Seneca Central Public School, Dec. 20, one case
  • Walsh Public School, Dec. 23, one case
  • West Lynn Public School, Dec. 21, one case
  • JL Mitchener Public School, Dec. 22, one cases
  • Lynndale Heights Public School, Dec. 23, one case
  • Rainham Central School, Dec. 20-24, seven cases
  • Cayuga Secondary School, Dec. 23-25, two cases
  • Delhi District Secondary School, Dec. 23, one case
  • Simcoe Composite School, Dec. 24, one case
  • St. Patrick’s School, Dec. 24, one case
  • Holy Trinity Catholic High School, Dec. 20, one case
  • Notre Dame Catholic Elementary School, Dec. 24, one case

On Tuesday, Public Health Ontario reported 8,825 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours although officials are stating that the case numbers are underestimated due to a backlog of tests waiting to be processed and the demand for tests outweighing the supply across the province.

The province is expected to announce new testing and contact tracing guidance on Tuesday due to the explosion of cases and high demand for testing.

Data on the vaccination status of those infected, number of tests processed and positivity rate won’t be available until Wednesday due to the Christmas holiday.

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