The Windsor Essex County Health Unit reported 38 new cases of COVID-19 Saturday. Of those, 23 cases are close contacts of confirmed cases, five are community acquired, three are local health care workers, one is travel-related to Michigan and six are still being investigated.
That brings the total of confirmed cases in the region to 3,248. There are currently outbreaks at four long-term care or retirement homes, one workplace and two schools.
The health until also announced a possible public exposure at Deer Run Church in Leamington.
The exposure dates are Nov. 13 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Nov. 15 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon and Nov. 17 from 9 to 11 a.m.
Windsor and Essex County are currently in the Yellow-Protect Level of the Province of Ontario’s COVID-19 Response Framework. Effective 12:01 a.m. Monday, Nov. 23, however, Windsor and Essex County will move into the Orange-Restrict Level of the COVID-19 Response Framework with additional restrictions from the local Medical Officer of Health.
The province indicated that the positivity rate for the last day was 3.1 per cent, which is up from Saturday’s report, when it was 2.3 per cent, and is up from last Sunday’s report when it was 2.4 per cent.
There have been 828 confirmed cases of the B.1.1.7 variant, first discovered in the U.K. (up by two), as well as 31 of the B.1.351 variant which was discovered in South Africa (no change), and 13 cases of the P.1 variant, first found in Brazil (up by five).
Provincial figures showed there are 606 people hospitalized with the virus (down by 14), with 273 in intensive care (down by five), 179 of whom are on a ventilator (down by two).
However, the province noted that more than 10 per cent of hospitals did not submit their daily bed census for Sunday’s report — as is often the case on weekends — possibly causing the reported number of hospitalizations to be lower than it actually is.
22:27 Vaccines, Vaccines, Vaccines!
Vaccines, Vaccines, Vaccines!
Here is a breakdown of Ontario’s cases by age and gender:
The province notes that not all cases have a reported age or gender.
The province also notes that the number of cases publicly reported each day may not align with case counts reported by the local public health unit on a given day. Local public health units report when they were first notified of a case, which can be updated and changed as information becomes available. Data may also be pulled at different times.
According to the Ministry of Long-Term Care, there have been 3,748 deaths reported among residents and patients in long-term care homes across Ontario, which is unchanged. There are currently 84 outbreaks in long-term care homes, 59 of which are reported to have no resident cases.
There are 55 active cases among long-term care residents and 139 among staff.
As of 8 p.m. Saturday, 890,604 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Ontario, marking an increase of 30,192 over 24 hours. So far, 271,807 people in the province are considered to be fully vaccinated.
Elvira D’Angelo, 92, waits to receive her COVID-19 vaccination shot at a clinic in Montreal, Sunday.
UPDATE: 2:30 p.m.
Several provinces were preparing to loosen COVID-19 restrictions on Sunday, as Canada’s chief public health officer expressed optimism over vaccines ahead of the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 crisis.
The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic last March 11, and Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam said it’s been a difficult 12 months marked by hardship and sacrifice.
“Yet, as the months have gone by, I have also witnessed the remarkable courage, strength, and generosity demonstrated by Canadians,” she wrote in a statement.
“Through it all, it is the incredible support that Canadians have shown for one another that has impressed me the most.”
Tam expressed optimism that brighter days were coming, thanks to the recent approvals of the Johnson & Johnson and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines.
“This week has been a very good week for Canada’s COVID-19 vaccination programs,” she wrote.
The anniversary comes as all provinces are expanding their mass vaccination programs and some are loosening restrictions aimed at limiting the spread of the virus.
Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick are among the provinces preparing to lift restrictions on Monday after weeks of stable or declining cases.
A stay-at-home order in Ontario’s Toronto, Peel and North Bay regions will lift on Monday, while five Quebec regions, including Quebec City, will be downgraded from red to orange on the province’s colour-coded regional alert system.
All of New Brunswick will transition to the less-restrictive “yellow” alert level Sunday at midnight, meaning residents can expand their contacts from 10 to 15 people and team sports activities may resume.
Canada’s two biggest cities will remain under fairly strict restrictions, however.
Toronto — and neighbouring Peel Region — will enter the “grey lockdown” category, which will allow more retailers to open, with restrictions, but leaves gyms, personal care services and indoor restaurant dining closed.
The greater Montreal region remains a red zone, which means an 8 p.m. curfew is still in effect.
Tam said the addition of the two new vaccines will help Canadians get immunized faster and help ease the worries surrounding supply disruptions or setbacks.
In a long message, Tam said it is not that it is not possible to directly compare the efficacy of different vaccines to one another.
“Each vaccine was studied in a separate trial conducted at different times, using different populations and conditions,” she wrote.
She said the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine, manufactured by Janssen, was shown to be 66 per cent effective overall in preventing moderate to severe COVID-19, while the AstraZeneca vaccine was found to have an efficacy of 62 per cent in generally preventing “symptomatic COVID-19.”
Both vaccines, she said, were found to protect against severe disease, meaning that those who got COVID-19 after the shot were much less likely to get seriously ill.
Currently, Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization does not recommend that the AstraZeneca vaccine be given to those aged 65 or over due to limited data, but Tam stressed that the recommendations could change.
She noted both the new vaccines are easier to transport than those produced by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, which require freezer storage.
With Canada set to receive more than 900,000 COVID-19 doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines this week, many provinces are ramping up their vaccination campaigns.
Health authorities across British Columbia will start booking COVID-19 vaccination appointments Monday for people 90 years old and older and Indigenous residents over the age of 65.
Quebec, which has been booking vaccine appointments for seniors 70 or 80 and over depending on the region, will speed up the pace this week as more mass vaccination centres open across the province after focusing mainly on hard-hit Montreal last week.
Ontario reported administering 30,192 doses of COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday, for a total of 890,604 doses handed out so far.
Saskatchewan, meanwhile, reported 116 more cases and two more deaths due to COVID-19, including a person who was under 20 years old.
The government said it would receive more than 14,000 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine this week, which will be sent to five different parts of the province.
ORIGINAL: 12:30 p.m.
Canada’s chief public health officer is expressing hope for the future as the world prepares to mark the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 crisis.
The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic last March 11, and Dr. Theresa Tam says it’s been a difficult 12 months marked by hardship and sacrifice.
But she says it’s been “a good week” for Canada’s vaccination program thanks to the recent approvals of the Johnson & Johnson and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines.
Tam says the addition of the two new vaccines will help Canadians get immunized faster and help ease the worries surrounding supply disruptions or setbacks.
The anniversary comes as all provinces are expanding their mass vaccination programs and some are loosening restrictions aimed at limiting the spread of the virus.
A stay-at-home order in Ontario’s Toronto, Peel and North Bay regions will lift on Monday, while five Quebec regions will be downgraded from red to orange on the province’s colour-coded regional alert system.
On March 8, all five health authorities in B.C. will begin using a phone-in system, where those aged 90-and-over and Indigenous people age 65-and-over can begin booking their immunization appointments at clinics within their health regions.
The phone lines will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., seven days a week.
Before dialing to book your appointment, it’s recommended you have a pen and paper handy, as well as your personal health number, full name, date of birth, postal code and phone number.
A call centre agent will confirm your appointment date and time at the location nearest to you.
If you are not sure which health region you are served by, you can find out by clicking HERE.
Here is a list of all the provincial COVID-19 immunization clinics that have been announced:
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Vancouver Coastal Health
Vancouver Coastal Health oversees health care for 1.25 million people in Vancouver, Richmond, the North Shore and Coast Garibaldi, Sea-to-Sky, Sunshine Coast, Powell River, Bella Bella and Bella Coola.
Register for COVID-19 vaccination by phone at 1-877-587-5767
Vancouver
• ASK Friendship Centre Address: 2177 W 42nd Ave.
• Creekside Community Centre Address: 1 Athletes Way
• Italian Cultural Centre Address: 3075 Slocan St.
• Kerrisdale Community Centre – Seniors Centre Address: 5851 West Blvd.
• Sunset Community Centre Address: 6810 Main St.
• Vancouver Community College Test Collection Site – Impark Lot #865 Address: 1155 E. Broadway
• West End Community Centre Address: 870 Denman St.
North and West Vancouver
• ICBC Test Collection Site Address: 255 Lloyd Ave., North Vancouver
• West Vancouver Community Centre Address: 2121 Marine Dr., West Vancouver
Richmond
• East Richmond Community Hall Address: 12360 Cambie Rd.
• Jackson Lam Adult Day Centre / Austin Harris Assisted Living Address: 5411 Moncton St.
• River Rock Casino Resort (The Show Theatre) Address: 8811 River Rd.
Sea to Sky
• Bowen Island Community School Address: 1041 Mt Gardner Rd., Bowen Island
• Pemberton Community Centre Address: 7390 Cottonwood St., Pemberton
• Squamish 55 Seniors Centre Address: 5604 Trail Ave., Squamish
• Whistler Convention Centre Address: 4010 Whistler Way, Whistler
Sunshine Coast
• Powell River Recreation Complex Address: 5001 Joyce Ave.
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• Royal Canadian Legion Branch 109 Address: 747 Gibsons Way, Gibsons
• Royal Canadian Legion Branch 112 Address: 12829 Lillies Lake Rd., Madeira Park
• Sechelt Seniors Centre Address: 5604 Trail Ave., Sechelt
• Britannia Community Centre Address: 1661 Napier St., Vancouver
• Lu’ma Medical Centre Address: 2970 Nanaimo St., Vancouver
• Native Education College Address: 205 East 5th Ave., Vancouver
• Vancouver Aboriginal Health Society Address: 449 E Hastings St. Vancouver
Fraser Health
Fraser Health is the province’s largest health region, serving 1.8 million people in 20 communities from Burnaby to the Fraser Canyon (including Abbotsford, Agassiz, Anmore, Belcarra, Boston Bar, Burnaby, Chilliwack, Coquitlam, Langley, Delta, District of Kent, Harrison Hot Springs, Hope,Maple Ridge, Mission,Pitt Meadows, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Surrey, White Rock and New Westminster).
• Abbotsford Ag Rec Address: 32470 Haida Drive, Building 1
• Mamele’awt Community Indigenous Centre Address: 3277 Gladwin Road
Agassiz
• Agassiz Public Health Office Address: 7243 Pioneer Avenue
Burnaby
• Burnaby COVID-19 Testing and Immunization Centre Address: 6110 Boundary Road
• Burnaby Hospital, 2nd Floor Lecture Theatres A and B Address: 3935 Kincaid Street
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Chilliwack
• Chilliwack COVID-19 Testing and Immunization Centre Address: 9090 Newman Road
• Tzeachten Community Hall Address: 45855 Promontory Road
Coquitlam/Tri-Cities
• Coquitlam COVID-19 Testing and Immunization Centre Address: Coquitlam Park and Ride (entry off of Mariner Way), 2796 Aberdeen Ave
• Douglas College – Coquitlam Address: 1250 Pinetree Way
Delta
• Delta COVID-19 Testing and Immunization Centre Address: 4470 Clarence Taylor Crescent
Hope
• Hope COVID-19 Testing and Immunization Centre Address: 1275 7th Avenue
• Hope Public Health Office Address: 444 Park Street
Langley
• Langley COVID-19 Testing and Immunization Centre Address: KPU parking lot
Maple Ridge
• Golden Ears United Church Hall (Fraser River Indigenous Society) Address: 22165 Dewdney Trunk Road
• Haney Place Mall Address: 11900 Haney Place
Mission
• Mission COVID-19 Testing and Immunization Centre Address: 7324 Hurd St.
• Mission Friendship Centre Address: 33150A 1st Avenue
New Westminster
• Douglas College – New Westminster Address: 700 Royal Avenue
North Surrey
• Surrey North Address: 10025 King George Boulevard
South Surrey/White Rock
• South Surrey COVID-19 Testing and Immunization Centre Address: South Surrey Park and Ride lot, 3800 King George Boulevard
• Fraser Region Aboriginal Friendship Centre (FRAFCA) Address: A101-10095 Whalley Boulevard
• Surrey 66 COVID-19 Testing and Immunization Centre Address: 14577 66th Ave.
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Island Health
Island Health serves more than 850,000 people on Vancouver Island, the islands in the Salish Sea and the Johnstone Strait, and the mainland communities north of Powell River and south of Rivers Inlet.
Register for COVID-19 vaccination by phone at 1-833-348-4787
Campbell River & Area
• Campbell River Campbell River Community Centre Address: 401 11 Ave.
Comox Valley & Area
• Comox Valley Hospital, Ambulance Bay Address: 101 Lerwick Rd, Courtenay
• Comox Valley Health Unit Address: 961 England Ave, Courtenay
Cowichan Valley/Duncan
• Cowichan Community Centre Gym Address: 2687 James St, Duncan
Victoria/Sooke/Saanich Peninsula
• Archie Browning Sports Centre Address: 1151 Esquimalt Rd, Victoria
• Mary Winspear Centre Address: 2243 Beacon Ave, Sidney
• Eagle Ridge Arena Address: 1089 Langford Pkwy., Victoria
Nanaimo & Area
• Ladysmith Urgent Care Centre Address: 1111 4th Ave., Ladysmith
• Beban Park Address: 2300 Bowen Rd., Nanaimo
• Cedar Community Centre Address: 2388 Cedar Rd., Nanaimo
Oceanside
• Parksville Community Centre Address: 132 Jensen Ave E., Parksville
Port Alberni — West Coast
• Alberni Athletic Hall Address: 3727 Roger Street., Port Alberni
• Tofino Public Health Unit 265 First St, Tofino
Northern Island – Mt. Waddington
• Port Alice Health Unit Address: 1090 Marine Dr., Port Alice
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• Port Hardy Health Unit Address: 7070 Market St., Port Hardy
• Port McNeill Health Unit Address: 1775 Grenville Pl., Port McNeill
Salt Spring Island
• Salt Spring Island Health Centre Address: 160 Fulford-Ganges Road
Interior Health
Interior Health is the health authority for more than 800,000 people living in B.C.’s southern interior, which includes East Kootenay, Kootenay Boundary, Okanagan and Thompson Cariboo Shuswap regions.
Register for COVID-19 vaccination by phone at 1-877-740-7747
100 Mile House
• South Cariboo Health Centre Address: 555 D Cedar Ave.
Ashcroft
• Ashcroft Hospital and Community Health Centre Address: 700 Ash-Cache Creek Hwy.
Alexis Creek
• Alexis Creek Community Hall Address: 2620 Stum Lk Rd.
Barriere
• Barriere Seniors Centre Address: 4431 Barriere Town Road.
Big Lake Ranch
• Big Lake Ranch Community Hall Address: 4056 Lakeview Road
Castlegar
• Selkirk College Address: 301 Frank Beinder Way
Chase
• Chase Community Hall Address: 547 Shuswap Ave.
Celista
• Celista Community Centre Address: 5456 Squilax-Anglemont
Clearwater
• Clearwater Community Health Centre Address: 640 Park Dr.
Clinton
• Clinton Health & Wellness Centre Address: 1510 Cariboo Hwy.
Cranbrook
• Cranbrook Curling Centre Address: 1777 2nd St. North
Crawford Bay
• Crawford Bay School Address: 16150 Walkley Rd.
Creston
• Creston Valley Hospital-ED room A Address: 312 15th Ave. North
Elkford
• Elkford Health Centre Address: 212 Alpine Way
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Enderby
• Enderby Seniors Centre Address: 1101 George St.
Fauquier
• Fauquier Community Hall Address: 5456 Squilax-Anglemont Rd.
• Horsefly Community Hall Address: 5772 Horsefly Rd.
Invermere
• Invermere Catholic Church Address: 712 12th Ave.
• Akisqnuk Community Centre Address: 3050 HW-93
• Shuswap Band Office Address: 4846 Althamer Road
Kamloops North
• Mcarthur Park Rec. Area Address: 1655 Island Pkwy
Kamloops South
• Tournament Capital Centre Address: 910 McGill Rd.
Kaslo
• Victorian Community Health Centre Address: 673 A Ave.
Kelowna
• Kelowna Health Services Centre Address: 505 Doyle
• Trinity Hall Address: 1905 Springfield Rd.
Keremeos
• South Similkameen Health Centre Address: 700 3rd St.
Kimberley
• Centennial Hall Address: 525 Archibald St.
Lillooet
• Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre Address: 951 Murray St.
Merritt
• Merritt Public Health Address: 3451 Voght St.
Midway
• Midway Health Unit Address: 540 – 7th Ave
Nakusp
• Arrow Lakes Hospital Address: 97 1 Ave.
Nelson
• Selkirk College Address: 820 Tenth St.
Oliver
• Oliver Legion Address: 6417 Main St.
Osoyoos
• Osoyoos Health Centre Address: 4816 89th St.
Penticton
• South Okanagan Trade and Convention Centre Address: 273 Power St.
Princeton
• Riverside Community Centre Address: 148 Old Hedley Rd.
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Revelstoke
• Revelstoke Community Centre Address: 600 Campbell Ave.
Salmon Arm
• Salmon Arm Rec. Centre Address: 170 5th Ave. SE
Summerland
• Summerland Curling Club Address: 8820 Jubilee Rd.
Sparwood
• Sparwood Health Centre Address: 570 Pine Ave.
Tatla Lake
• West Chilcotin Health Care Centre
Trail
• Waneta Plaza Address: 205 8100 Highway 3B
Vernon
• Vernon Rec. Centre Address: 3310 37th Ave.
West Kelowna
• Westbank Community Centre Address: 2466 Main St
Williams Lake
• Williams Lake Health Centre Address: 540 Borland Ave.
Northern Health
Northern Health serves about 300,000 people living an area covering 600,000 square kilometres and includes the communities of Atlin, Burns Lake, Chetwynd, Dawson Creek, Dease Lake, Fort Nelson, Fort St. James, Fort St. John, Fraser Lake, Hazelton, Houston, Kitimat, Mackenzie, Masset, McBride, Prince George, Prince Rupert, Queen Charlotte, Quesnel, Smithers, Stewart, Terrace, Tumbler Ridge, Valemount and Vanderhoof.
Register for COVID-19 vaccination by phone at 1-844-255-7555
Atlin
Atlin residents will be contacted based off the information registered with Northern Health.
Burns Lake & Area
• Lakes District Hospital – Community Entrance Address: 741 Centre Street, Burns Lake
• Granisle Seniors Centre Address: 9 Chapman St, Granisle
• Southside Health Centre Address: Grassy Plains, BC (10 km south of Francois Lake ferry)
Chetwynd & Area
• Primary Clinic Boardroom Address: 5125 50th St SW, Chetwynd
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Dawson Creek & Area
• Dawson Creek Health Unit – Multipurpose Room Address: 1001 110 Ave, Dawson Creek
Dease Lake & Area
• Stikine Health Centre Address: BC-37, Dease Lake
Fort Nelson
• Fort Nelson Recreation Centre Address: 5500 Alaska Hwy
Fort St. James
• Fort St. James Health Centre Address: 111-250 Douglas Ave.
Fort St. John
• Fort St. John Health Unit – Multipurpose Room Address: 10115 110 Ave.
Fraser Lake
• Fraser Lake Community Health Centre Address: 130 Chowsunket St.
Hazelton
• Erwin Stege Community Centre Address: 3026 Bowser St., New Hazelton
Houston
• Coast Mountain College Address: 3221 W 14 St.
Hudson’s Hope
• Hudson’s Hope Health Centre Address: 10309 Kyllo St.
Kitimat
• Kitimat General Hospital – Multi-purpose Room Address: 920 Lahakas Blvd S.
Mackenzie
• Mackenzie and District Hospital and Health Centre Address: 45 Centennial Dr.
Masset – Haida Gwaii North & Area
• Howard Phillips Hall Address: 1590 Cook St., Masset
• Port Clements Elementary School Address: 14 Park St, Port Clements
McBride
• McBride Hospital and Health Centre Address: 1136 5 Ave.
Prince George
• Prince George Conference and Civic Centre Address: 808 Canada Games Way
Prince Rupert
• Jim Ciccone Civic Centre Address: 1000 McBride St.
Quesnel
• Quesnel Community Health Centre Address: 523 Front St.
Smithers
• Coast Mountain College Address: 3966 2nd Ave.
Stewart
• Stewart Health Centre Address: 705 Brightwell St.
Terrace
• Terrace Sportsplex Address: 3320 Kalum St.
Tumbler Ridge
• Tumbler Ridge Medical Clinic Address: 220 Front St.
Valemount & Area
• Valemount Golden Years Lodge Address: 1300 Main St., Valemount
Vanderhoof
• Vanderhoof Health Centre Address: 3299 Hospital Rd.
Village of Queen Charlotte — Haida Gwaii
• Queen Charlotte Community Hall Address: Bay St, Queen Charlotte
• Tlell – Parks BC, Naikoon Park Headquarters Address: Queen Charlottes Hwy, Tlell
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