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The Eastern Ontario Health Unit confirmed five new active COVID-19 cases on Wednesday afternoon.
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Three of the new cases are in Alfred & Plantagenet, with the other two located in Cornwall. This brings the EOHU’s cumulative total of confirmed cases to 4,735, and the total number of active cases within the region to six.
Likely not included among these new cases was a new case disclosed by the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne on Tuesday. The EOHU’s count of cases within the northern portion of Akwesasne hasn’t changed since May 31.
None of the six cases are hospitalized for treatment, and the number of related fatalities reported by the EOHU remains stable at 111.
Ontario case data posted Wednesday morning assigned 4,614 cases to the EOHU, which has been unchanged since the weekend. The Ontario case data reflected the three cases set to resolved by the EOHU earlier this week. The new cases may appear in the Ontario data within its Thursday morning update.
The Standard-Freeholder continues to track and aggregate local COVID-19 data, which is available online here. All data in the document is current through to Wednesday.
At a pharmacy:
EOHU daily standby list (for those able to reach a clinic site in under 20 mins):
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On the vaccination front, the EOHU reported another 3,700 doses administered since its Tuesday update, for a total of 247,686 administered in the region since Jan. 12. With a goal of 183,000 eligible people in the region aged 12 and up, this represents 67.67 per cent completion.
Testing numbers remained within the average daily range of late, as the EOHU reported an additional 158 COVID-19 tests collected at its assessment centres since Tuesday’s update. The health unit reports 145,818 tests collected since the start of the pandemic.
Public Health Ontario will update vaccination numbers and rates through its dashboard on Thursday, with data current to this Wednesday.
The EOHU’s next scheduled briefing is set for Monday, July 26.
COVID-19 assessment centres:
- Cornwall – 850 McConnell Ave. – call 343-475-0160
- Akwesasne (residents of northern portion of territory only) – call 613-575-2341 ext. 3220
- Alexandria – 20260 County Road 43 (pool entrance) – call 613-525-2222 ext. 4177
- Winchester – 515 Albert St. – call 613-801-2333
- Casselman – 710 Principale St. – Ages 2 and up – call 613-632-1111, ext. 53800, or book online
- Rockland – by appointment only, must complete form from website first
- Hawkesbury – 750 Laurier St. – Ages 2 and up, must book appointment online
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