6 CASES AS ONTARIO TO EASE OPEN BIT MORE CANADA DAY EVE
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com
SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — O Canada. Oh happy days ahead on the COVID front.
It’s official. Next Wednesday Ontario moves to Stage 2 of reopening.
And word is that the second stage — coming as virtual school ends early next week — won’t last three weeks before Stage 3 kicks in and most restrictions could be lifted.
This as the health unit reported 9 cases in Simcoe this afternoon.
Again none in Muskoka.
Public Health Ontario (PHO) said this morning Simcoe-Muskoka had 5 cases.
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit counted six for June 23 and one each on May 25, April 16 and March 30.
They add there were 4 new variants, with 63 still active. And 33 are of the delta VOC.
Premier Doug Ford says that with more than 76 per cent of Ontarians vaccinated once and almost 30 per cent twice to economic door is swinging wider open.
Provincewide, PHO reports 296 cases and 6 deaths. Yesterday that was 255 and 11.
Toronto had 35 (57), York 14 (10), Peel 20 (25), North Bay-Parry Sound 5 (23) and Porcupine 9 (1).
VACCINE CANCELLATIONS:
Good news for people who had trouble booking a vaccine.
If you’ve been able to switch or get your second vaccination earlier than originally booked, you may have gotten this notice telling you your originally-booked appointment has been cancelled opening a date for another person.
“As per our previous notification email, our records indicate that you have received 2 doses and thus completed your COVID-19 vaccine series. We did not hear of any concerns during the 24-hour notification period, so we have proceeded with cancelling your appointment(s) with confirmation number ###???!!!.
“Thank you for doing your part to protect yourself and others against COVID-19.
“If you have questions, please contact the Provincial Vaccine Information Line at 1-888-999-6488 (TTY: 1-866-797-0007). Please do not reply to this message.”
HEALTH UNIT HIGHLIGHTS:
- 12,240 cases to date
- 15 new cases this week and 65 last week, which was 33% lower than the 97 cases the week of June 6. This was the lowest weekly case total since September 2020.
- 4 deaths this month (all in Simcoe), 18 in May, 25 in April, 12 in March
- 3,981 alpha cases, 164 gamma, 32 beta and 33 delta
- 669 cases have screened positive for a VOC and are awaiting confirmed testing
- 506,750+ vaccines have been administered in Simcoe Muskoka
- 387,150+ residents have received their first vaccine, which represents over 64% of the population.
- 74% of adults 18+ have had at least one dose of vaccine and 55% of youth aged 12 to 17 have had their first dose.
IN OTHER COVID NEWS …
- The nearly 300 deaths per day now in the U.S. are all in people who have not been vaccinated. The Associated Press says it looked at available government data for May and it shows “breakthrough” infections in fully-vaccinated Americans accounted for fewer than 1,200 of more than 853,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations. That’s about 0.1 per cent.
- Quebec reports 96 cases today and 4 deaths.
- COVAX is forecasting 100,000 million fewer vaccines for poor countries as a supplier in India is holds back doses for that country. Still UN-backed program will proved 1.9 billion vaccines around the world including free doses to 92 countries.
- Biden bans evictions for a month to help Americans affected by COVID to stay in their homes, and as the president is expected to fall short of his goal of vaccinating 70 per cent of the country by July 4 Independence Day.
- Denmark is urged Europe Cup fans at a June 17 game between the Danes and Belgium to get tested after 3 people got the delta variant.
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