EOHU active COVID-19 case count at 221

As of Tuesday, December 8, there were 221 active cases of COVID-19 under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Ontario Health Unit.  There have been 987 cumulative cases under EOHU jurisdiction since the pandemic began and 31 deaths.  As of Tuesday, seven COVID-19 patients under EOHU jurisdiction were in hospital but none were in intensive care.

School cases

As of December 7, there were COVID-19 cases at the following schools under EOHU jurisdiction.  Two or more cases in a school is an official outbreak, unless otherwise stated.

One student at Laggan Public School

One student at École secondaire publique le Sommet in Hawkesbury

Two students and nine staff members at École élémentaire catholique St-Isidore

Six students and one staff member at École élémentaire catholique de Casselman Pavillon Sainte Euphémie

One student at École secondaire catholique de Casselman

One student at Tagwi Intermediate School in North Stormont

One student at École élémentaire catholique Saint-Trinité in Clarence-Rockland

Two students and one staff member at École élémentaire catholique Embrun Pavillon St-Jean/Pavillon La Croisée

Two students at Bishop Macdonell Catholic School in Cornwall

One student at North Dundas Intermediate School in Winchester

One case of COVID-19 in a child at Young Achievers and Where Children Grow-Bishop in Cornwall

Long-term care outbreaks

As of December 8, COVID-19 outbreaks were in effect at the Prescott and Russell Residence in Hawkesbury, St. Joseph’s Continuing Care (Quinn House) in Cornwall, Royal Manor Rest Home in Cornwall, and Parisien Manor in Cornwall.

Ontario situation

As of December 7, there were 16,151 active cases of COVID-19 across Ontario, according to the Ministry of Health.  There were 1,676, or 1.3 per cent more active cases on December 7 than on December 6.

The Ministry reported that 110,951 or 84.8 per cent of cumulative cases were resolved as of Monday.  Resolved cases do not include deaths.

There were 794 COVID-19 patients in hospital across Ontario as of December 7.  Out of those 794 patients, 219 were in intensive care, and 132 patients were on ventilators.

There had been 3,808 deaths due to COVID-19 across Ontario as of December 7, comprising 2.9 per cent of all cumulative cases.

Active COVID-19 cases across EOHU jurisdiction, December 8, 2020.