Hastings Prince Edward Public Health
Online Bulletin for Municipal Partners April 19, 2022 | To ensure everyone has current information, Hastings Prince Edward Public Health will be providing regular COVID-19 updates. For more information please review our website or call 613-966-5500 or 1-800-267-2803 | Publicly funded PCR testing is now limited to qualifying individuals. As a result, positive cases confirmed by PCR testing will underestimate the true number of individuals with COVID-19 in the community. - As of April 13, 2022 Hastings and Prince Edward Counties have 497 active high-risk cases and HPEPH is reporting a total of 51 deaths in the region. There were 170 new high-risk cases reported on April 13.
- There are 19 local high-risk settings experiencing a COVID-19 outbreak; additional outbreak details can be found online.
- More information is available on our website hpePublicHealth.ca
- Vaccinations among residents 5 and older:
- First Dose: 146,728 (89%)
- Second Dose: 137,345 (83%)
Ontario is reporting 1,218 new cases today. 1,486 individuals are hospitalized due to COVID-19 in Ontario with 206 individuals in the ICU due to COVID-19 related illness. In Canada, as of April 19, 2022, there are 3,637,197 total cases of COVID-19 with 220,306 active cases and 3,378,572 resolved. To date, there have been 38,319 COVID-19 related deaths and more than 60,261,536 individuals tested. | Summary of cases of COVID-19: Ontario, January 15, 2020 to April 18, 2022 | Report | Number | Percentage | | Number of Cases | 1,223,461 | N/A | | Change from previous report (new cases) | 1,218
Counts may be lower due to service degradation in CCM | 0.1% increase | | Resolved | 1,176,875 | 96.2 | | Change from previous report | 2,764 | 0.2% increase | | Total number of deaths | 12,633 | 1.0 | | Total tests completed | 23,853,067 | N/A | | Total test completed in the previous day | 15,322 | N/A | | Currently under investigation | 7,254 | N/A | | HPEPH News COVID-19 Testing The schedule for local COVID-19 assessment centres has been updated. Appointments at Belleville and Trenton Assessment Centres are required and are only available for individuals who are eligible. Learn more about COVID-19 testing on the HPEPH COVID-19 Testing and Test Results page. - Bancroft – 613-332-2825 ext. 6224 (10 am to 2 pm, Monday to Friday)
- Belleville – 343-453-5544 (9 am to 5 pm, 7 days per week)
- Trenton – 343-453-5544 (closed April 19 & 20. Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays from 8 am to 4 pm)
COVID-19 Clinic Locations and Schedules COVID-19 vaccination is currently available: - Throughout the entire HPEPH catchment area at local pharmacies. Visit covid-19.ontario.ca/vaccine-locations for availability.
- Through some primary care providers. Contact your primary care provider to discuss availability.
- At the following local clinics:
HPEPH Belleville Office
179 N Park St, Belleville
By appointment only | Thurs, April 28 (ages 12+ only)
Fri, April 29
Thurs, May 5 | | Quinte Mall
390 N Front St, Belleville
South entrance - former Foot Locker location
By appointment only | All dates ages 12+ only
Tues, April 26
Wed, April 27
Tues, May 3
Wed, May 4 | Prince Edward Community Centre
375 Main Street, Picton
Walk-in only unless otherwise specified | Thurs, April 21 10 am to 4 pm
Tues, April 26 11 am to 6 pm
Wed, 27 11 am to 6 pm
Thurs, 28 11 am to 6 pm
Fri, 29 11 am to 6 pm | | HPEPH North Hastings Office
1P Manor Lane -Professional Services Building, L1-024, Bancroft
By appointment only | Wed, April 20 (ages 5-11 only) | Batawa Community Centre
81 Plant St, Batawa
By appointment only | All dates ages 12+ only
Tues, April 19
Wed, April 20
Thurs, April 21
Fri, April 22 | Additional dates and times may be added. Check the HPEPH COVID-19 Vaccines page regularly for the most up-to-date information. | Ontario Expanding Access to COVID-19 Antivirals - Effective immediately, the following higher-risk groups are eligible to be tested and assessed for antiviral treatments, such as Paxlovid, in Ontario:
- Individuals aged 18 and over who are immunocompromised (have an immune system that is weakened by a health condition or medications);
- Individuals aged 70 and over;
- Individuals aged 60 and over with fewer than three vaccine doses; and
- Individuals aged 18 and over with fewer than three vaccine doses and at least one risk condition (e.g., a chronic medical condition)
- Anyone who is eligible for an assessment is now also eligible for a PCR test at any testing centre in Ontario.
- A list of pharmacies that are dispensing Paxlovid is available at Ontario.ca/antivirals.
- Individuals can access Ontario’s antiviral screener tool to help determine if they are at higher risk and should be assessed for treatment.
- Fourth doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are now available to individuals aged 60 and over as well as First Nation, Inuit and Métis individuals and their non-Indigenous household members aged 18 and over 140 days after 3rd doses.
- Eligible individuals will be able to book their fourth dose appointment through the COVID-19 vaccination portal or by calling the Provincial Vaccine Contact Centre at 1-833-943-3900, through Indigenous-led vaccination clinics, participating pharmacies, and participating primary care settings.
- The Ontario government passed the Pandemic and Emergency Preparedness Act, 2022, a critical component of the province’s Plan to Stay Open. Among other measures, the legislation bolsters Ontario’s health workforce by recognizing foreign-credentialed workers and giving publicly-funded personal support workers (PSWs) and direct support workers (DSWs) a permanent raise.
- The Personal Protective Equipment Supply and Production Act, 2022 (PPESPA) will impose requirements for the province to maintain a significant minimum level of critical goods, ready to be deployed to withstand the challenges of extraordinary events without having to rely on unstable foreign supply.
- Further, the PPESPA includes provisions that would protect Ontario consumers by making it illegal to offer to sell or sell government-supplied PPE or CSE provided without charge or payment of a fee, with fines of up to $20,000 for individuals and up to $250,000 for corporations.
- Through the Ontario Together Fund, the province is investing more than $1.9 million to help Bora Pharmaceutical Services invest in equipment that will help to grow local pharmaceutical manufacturing capacity.
Ontario Invests in Innovative Life Sciences Technologies to Strengthen Pandemic Supply Chain - The Ontario government is supporting an investment of more than $3.7 million by Toronto Research Chemicals (TRC) to develop a line for chemicals used in the development of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test kits, including those used for COVID-19 detection. The province is investing $2.5 million through the Ontario Together Fund to help scale up current production and fully develop TRC’s product line and other biochemicals. This will create 13 jobs in the Greater Toronto Area.
| - Recent 7-day averages (ranging 7-days ending from April 2-11, 2022 across P/Ts) show an ongoing marked increase in average daily case counts, as well as rising trends in severe illness in most jurisdictions. Likewise, laboratory test positivity during the latest 7-day period (April 4-10, 2022) increased to 19% nationally, and community wastewater data continue to signal sharply rising trends in a number of localities across the country.
- The latest provincial and territorial data indicate that over 81% of the total Canadian population are now fully vaccinated.
- 88% of people 12 years or older have at least one dose and over 84% are fully vaccinated, while among children aged 5-11 years of age, 57% have at least one dose.
Health Canada authorizes Evusheld for the prevention of COVID-19 in immune compromised adults and children - Health Canada authorized Evusheld for the prevention of COVID-19 in immune compromised adults and children.
Government of Canada issuing one-time grant payment this week for Guaranteed Income Supplement recipients who received pandemic benefits - The Government of Canada is providing a one-time grant payment this week to Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) and Allowance recipients who received the Canada Emergency Response Benefit or the Canada Recovery Benefit in 2020. This measure was announced in the 2021 Economic and Fiscal Update.
| Hastings Prince Edward Public Health is situated and provides services on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, Huron-Wendat and Haudenosaunee people. | | | | |
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