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Hastings Prince Edward Public Health
Online Bulletin for Municipal Partners

June 1, 2021

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.

Updates

Epidemiological

• Hastings and Prince Edward Counties have 1,121 cumulative lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 16 active, 1,094 resolved and 11 deceased. There were no new cases reported today.
  • There is no local long-term care facility experiencing a COVID-19 outbreak; additional outbreak details can be found online.
  • More information is available on our website hpePublicHealth.ca
• VOCs: 489
• 7 day case rate - 10.7 per 100,000                ~ Positivity Rate - 0.7%
• Vaccines administered to date:  97,104          ~ Fully vaccinated individuals to date:  7,924

Vaccinations by Client Location (as at May 31, 2021)

• Ontario is reporting 699 cases and 9 new deaths as 20,300 tests were completed. There are 207 new cases in Toronto, 144 in Peel, and 52 in York Region.

• In Canada, as at May 31, 2021, there are 1,381,582 total cases of COVID-19 with 33,753 active cases and 1,322,282 recovered. To date, there have been 25,547 COVID-19 related deaths and more than 34,790,069 individuals tested.

Summary of cases of COVID-19: Ontario, January 15, 2020 to May 31, 2021

Summary of Cases in Ontario Schools - Updated April 27, 2021.

Schools are not being reported during the current period of remote learning.  Reporting will resume after in-person learning resumes.

Local Updates

Upcoming Vaccincation Clinics - 12+ years of age

Loyalist College - Belleville - 9 am to 4 pm 

• Wednesday, June 2
• Thursday, June 3
• Friday, June 4
• Monday, June 7
• Tuesday, June 8

Madoc Township Hall - Eldorado - 10 am to 4 pm 

• Wednesday, June 9

Prince Edward Community Centre - Picton - 9:30 am to 3:30 pm

• Thursday, June 3

Bancroft Legion - Bancroft - 10 am - 3 pm

• Friday, June 11

Provincial

Ontario maintains COVID-19 restrictions as Stay-at-Home order is set to expire

• As was previously announced, Ontario’s Stay-at-Home order will expire on June 2, 2021. When it does, all other public health and workplace measures will remain in place provincewide until Ontario enters Step One of the Roadmap to Reopen, at which point some restrictions will ease with an initial focus on outdoor settings.
• A simple, easy-to-understand summary of restrictions can be found on the province’s “Reopening Ontario” webpage, which provides details on what public health measures are in place before the province enters Step One of the Roadmap to Reopen. As always, anyone who may have been exposed to COVID-19 or who may be exhibiting symptoms of the virus should use the province’s self-assessment tool to determine what they should do next, including getting a test and isolating if necessary.

Ontario expanding mental health services for children and youth

• The Ontario government is providing over $31 million to help improve access to specialized mental health treatment services, reduce waitlists and wait times, and support the mental health and wellbeing of children and youth by addressing the increased demand for services during COVID-19. This funding is part of the government’s commitment to invest $3.8 billion over 10 years to implement the Roadmap to Wellness, Ontario’s plan to build a comprehensive and connected mental health and addictions system to serve Ontarians of all ages.

Ontario to appoint new Chief Medical Officer of Health

• On Monday, May 31, 2021, the Ontario government will table a motion in the Legislature to appoint Dr. Kieran Moore as the province’s next Chief Medical Officer of Health to succeed Dr. David Williams upon his retirement on June 25, 2021. Should the motion be passed, Dr. Moore would assume office effective June 26, 2021.  To ensure a seamless transition into his new role, Dr. Moore will work alongside Dr. Williams for a few weeks, starting Monday, June 7, 2021.

Ontario mandates immunization policies for long-term care homes

• Homes will be required to track and report on the implementation of their policies, including overall staff immunization rates. The immunization status of individual staff members will not be shared with the province.
• Under the immunization policies to be put in place at all long-term care homes in the province, each staff member must do one of the following:
  • Provide proof of vaccination of each dose;
  • Provide a documented medical reason for not being vaccinated; or
  • Participate in an educational program about the benefits of vaccination and the risks of not being vaccinated.

Ontario accelerates rollout of second shots targeting a two-dose summer

• Ontario has reached a key milestone in its fight against COVID-19, having achieved its target to administer first doses to 65 percent of Ontarians aged 18 and over ahead of schedule. Ontario is also preparing to rollout the eligibility for accelerated second dose appointments starting with individuals aged 80 and over, beginning on May 31, 2021. If there is sufficient vaccine supply, it is anticipated that the majority of Ontario residents who choose to receive the vaccine will be able to be fully vaccinated by the end of summer.
• To support this accelerated rollout, the province has developed an anticipated schedule for eligibility to accelerate second doses based on confirmed supply. This will begin with individuals turning 80 and over in 2021, who will be eligible to book their second dose appointment expected to begin on May 31, 2021 at 8:00 a.m., followed by individuals aged 70 and over scheduled to begin the week of June 14, 2021. The province will then continue to expand eligibility for second dose appointments based on date of first dose. Ontario will further accelerate the rollout of second doses in the event that the federal government confirms increased vaccine deliveries.

Ministry of Health: COVID-19 Safety Guidelines for Day Camps

Ontario passes Bill to strengthen the fight against human trafficking

• The Ontario government passed new legislation, and amendments to existing legislation, to build upon the province’s $307-million Anti-Human Trafficking Strategy. The Combating Human Trafficking Act, 2021 reinforces Ontario’s commitment to fight human trafficking and demonstrates continued leadership in responding to this pervasive crime.
• The new legislation includes two new acts – the Anti-Human Trafficking Strategy Act, 2021 and the Accommodation Sector Registration of Guests Act, 2021 – as well as amendments to the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 and the Prevention of and Remedies for Human Trafficking Act, 2017.

Ontario combating contraband in adult correctional facilities

• Currently, a number of methods are used to prevent, detect, confiscate, and reduce contraband within Ontario’s institutions such as body scanners, hand-held and walk-through metal detectors, searches, and canine units. Ontario’s Contraband Strategy and Action Plan builds on existing technology and tactics by implementing new initiatives including:
  • Enhanced screening and searches of everyone entering the secure area of the institution where inmates are located;
  • Installing ion scanners at 10 additional adult correctional facilities to detect and identify trace elements of drugs;
  • Introducing cell phone detectors at all provincial adult correctional facilities to detect and locate contraband cell phones;
  • Piloting drone detectors later this year to prevent the delivery of contraband onto institution property;
  • Increasing collaboration among the justice sector to share information and analyse data to improve evidence-based decision-making.

System for COVID-19 Vaccines Information

• To make an appointment visit Ontario.ca/bookvaccine.
• For individuals who do not have internet access, they can call the Provincial Booking Line at
  1-833-943-3900, open Monday to Sunday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• When booking an appointment, individuals will be asked for information from their green Ontario health card, birth date, postal code and email address and/or phone number. At the time of booking, eligible individuals will schedule their first and second vaccination appointments.
• Individuals who still have a red and white health card, or who require assistance with booking, can call the Provincial Vaccine Information Line number at 1-888-999-6488.

Federal

• Health Canada has issued an authorization to extend the expiry date of specific lots of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from 6 months to 7 months, following the review of submitted stability data. Vaccine doses with an original expiry date of May 31, 2021 [Lots MT0055 and MT0056] can now be used until July 1, 2021. The product labelling in Canada, including the product monograph, remains unchanged. Health Canada’s regulatory information can be found at: https://covid-vaccine.canada.ca/

HPEPH

Media Releases:

• HPEPH Residents Eligible for Accelerated Second Dose Asked to be Patient While Efforts Continue to Offer Vaccine to All

• Message to Local Youth from the MOH – Discuss opportunity for COVID-19 vaccination with an adult you trust

• Weekly Update - May 26

Useful Links

• HPEPH COVID-19 General Information
• HPEPH COVID-19 Information for Health Care Providers
• How Ontario is responding to COVID-19
• Public Health Ontario Coronavirus Disease
• Canada Coronavirus disease

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