The number of active cases of COVID-19 across the jurisdiction of the Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU) was 250 as of Tuesday, December 22. There have been 1,223 cumulative cases under EOHU jurisdiction since the pandemic began. As of Tuesday, the number of deaths remained at 32. Five COVID-19 patients under EOHU jurisdiction were in hospital and two of those patients were in intensive care as of December 22.
All municipalities under EOHU jurisdiction are now under the Ontario government`s Orange-Restrict designation for COVID-19 control. However, the entire region will be part of the provincewide shutdown that was announced by Premier Doug Ford, Minister of Health Christine Elliott, and Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. David Williams on Monday, December 21. The shutdown takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, December 26 (Boxing Day) and is to remain in effect for 28 days. The shutdown will affect most non-essential businesses. They will have to provide pickup or delivery service only. Bars and restaurants will only be permitted to provide take-out or delivery service.
As of Tuesday, 91,616 COVID-19 tests had been performed at the six testing and assessment facilities and by paramedics across the EOHU’s territory.
Schools
As of December 22, the largest school outbreak of COVID-19 under EOHU jurisdiction was in a dormitory at the Al-Rashid Islamic Institute, a religious boarding school at the eastern edge of Cornwall on Highway 2.
Cases of COVID-19 were also listed at the following schools under EOHU jurisdiction as of December 22. The source of these numbers is from information provided by school boards and the Ontario government list which is updated daily.
Two students at Glengarry District High School in Alexandria.
One student at St. Finnan’s Catholic Elementary School in Alexandria
Four students and one staff member at École élémentaire catholique St-Isidore
Five students at École élémentaire catholique St-Viateur in La Nation
One student and one staff member at École élémentaire catholique La Source in North Stormont
One staff member at École élémentaire catholique Embrun Pavillon St-Jean/Pavillon La Croisée
One student at École élémentaire publique De la Rivière Castor in Russell
One student at Mother Theresa Catholic Elementary School in Russell
One staff member at Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School in South Glengarry
Two students at Bishop Macdonell Catholic Elementary School in Cornwall
One student at École élémentaire publique Rose des vents in Cornwall
One staff member at T.R. Léger Adult Learning in Cornwall
One student at Morrisburg Public School
Childcare facilities
The following childcare centres under EOHU jurisdiction had cases of COVID-19 as of December 21:
Four children and one staff member at Centre éducatif au Jardin des Calins in Limoges
One child at Happy Face Morrisburg
Long-term care outbreaks
The COVID-19 outbreak at the Prescott and Russell Residence in Hawkesbury was declared officially over on December 21. It had begun on October 7. The following other long-term care and other group living institutions under EOHU jurisdiction had active cases of COVID-19 as of December 22:
Prescott and Russell Residence in Hawkesbury
Champlain Long-term Care in L’Orignal
Pinecrest Nursing Home in Plantagenet
The Palace Long-term Care in Alexandria
Valoris Residence in Rockland
Valoris Residence in Hammond
Lancaster Long-Term Care
Heritage Heights in Cornwall
Royal Manor Rest Home in Cornwall
Sunset Cove Retirement Home in Long Sault
TSIIonKwa NonhSoTe Long-term Care Facility in Akwesasne
Ontario situation
According to the Ontario Ministry of Health, there were 19,300 active cases of COVID-19 across the province as of December 21. There were 2,202, or 1.4 per cent more active cases on December 21 than on December 20.
On December 21, the Ministry reported that 136,767 or 85.3 per cent of cumulative cases were resolved. Resolved cases do not include deaths.
There were 1,005 COVID-19 patients in hospital across Ontario as of December 21. Out of those 1,005 patients, 273 were in intensive care, and 172 patients were on ventilators.
There had been 4,188 deaths due to COVID-19 across Ontario as of December 21, comprising 2.6 per cent of all cumulative cases.
Active COVID-19 cases across EOHU territory, December 22, 2020.
Map: Eastern Ontario Health Unit.
