40 CASES IN SIMCOE FRIDAY, AS CBC REPORTS ONTARIO PLANS VACCINE PASSPORT AFTER ALL
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com
SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Forty new cases in Simcoe show the growing extent of the coronavirus as the greater public clamour for vaccinations becomes deafening — defining and more dividing.
This as CBC late Friday afternoon reported that Premier Doug Ford has reversed himself on vaccine passports and that the province will institute one to be announced next week.
That’s as on the campaign trail today Justin Trudeau said if re-elected the Liberals would provide $1 billion for provinces to set up vaccine passports.
Ford had been strongly opposed to them having said Ontarians vaccinated already have pieces of paper proving they are fully vaccinated and that there was no need for official government documents that he claimed would divide Ontario in to have and have nots.
The cases bring the weekly tally to 114.
Thursday last there were 85 cases in the weekly Sunday to Thursday accounting by the regional health unit.
That’s as 8 people remain in hospital and 182 cases remain active.
Those cases reflect provincial numbers — predictions and modelling — that on Friday saw 781 people test positive along with 17 deaths (14 carried over in catch-up reporting).
It’s the same in Quebec, where after positive results this summer they are following the same trend with 612 cases.
That despite the optimism of a vaccine app, which saw the ones used by provincial MLAs hacked through Q-codes that revealed some private health information including vaccine status.
Dividing the country further is Erin O’Toole whose Conservatives prefer to let the people decide for themselves — now and Sept. 20.
This as 306 Ontarians are in hospital and 128 in ICUs.
Yesterday 36,195 vaccines were distributed province-wide as part of 20.6 million to date (83 per cent for those age 12+ once and 75.5 per cent with two shots among all Ontarians).
The province has ordered businesses to have vaccine protocols to cope with COVID-19.
Meanwhile, Health Canada has approved a Moderna vaccine for kids 12-17.
FRIDAY: COVID BY THE NUMBERS … 33 CASES IN SIMCOE-MUSKOKA (19 YESTERDAY) … ONTARIO 781 AND 17 DEATHS (678-0) … TORONTO 185 (144), YORK 93 (97), PEEL 96 (102) … NORTH BAY-PARRY SOUND 0 (4) … PORCUPINE 1 (1) …
HEALTH UNIT HIGHLIGHTS:
- 12,762 cases to date;
- 114 cases this week; 127 last week, which was 27% higher than the 100 cases the week before
- From December 22nd, 2020 onwards, there have been 102 confirmed COVID-19 cases among vaccinated individuals (see technical notes for definitions in second chart below).
- 1 death in August, 4 in July and 6 in June
- 4,007 Alpha variants, 167 Gamma, 34 Beta, 422 Delta
- 662 cases await confirmation of variant
- 832,107 vaccines administered
- 431,728 residents have had one vaccine, which represents 71% of population
- 81% those 12 years and older have also had at least one vaccine
- 76% of youth 12 to 17 years of age have received one vaccine
IN OTHER COVID NEWS …
- Manitoba is upping restrictions for those unvaccinated, limiting access at restaurants, bars, bingo halls and sports events.
- While Britain saw another 100 deaths, Denmark is lifting all restrictions.
- Hawaii, which avoided early exposure to the virus, is suffering a major setback.
- The conservative-dominated U.S. Supreme Court is now allowing landlords to evict tenants for overdue rents after a Biden administration reprieve has run out in many states.
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