There were 401 active cases of COVID-19 across the jurisdiction of the Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU) as of Tuesday, April 6. On Monday, April 5, there had been 442 active cases across the health unit’s territory.
There were 34 COVID-19 patients in hospital across the EOHU’s territory as of Tuesday. Nine of those patients were in intensive care.
The number of deaths resulting from COVID-19 across the area served by the EOHU as of April 6 had increased to 83 from 82 on April 5.
Restrictions
The provincewide emergency brake restrictions took effect on Saturday, April 3 in response to surging COVID-19 case numbers and related hospitalizations across Ontario. The restrictions will be in effect for at least four weeks.
The provincewide emergency brake puts in place time-limited public health and workplace safety measures to help stop the rapid transmission of COVID-19 variants in communities, protect hospital capacity and save lives.
Vaccinations
On April 6, the Ontario government announced it is moving into Phase Two of its COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan, with a focus on reaching individuals in “hot spot” communities where COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted certain neighbourhoods. In addition, this phase will prioritize individuals with the highest-risk health conditions in April 2021. With a steady supply of the COVID-19 vaccine expected from the federal government, over nine million Ontarians will be offered their first vaccination between April and end of June 2021.
As of April 6, 27,573 COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered across the jurisdiction of the EOHU.
Within the EOHU’s jurisdiction, Ontario residents 60 years of age and older may book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment using Ontario’s online booking system. In accordance with the latest recommendations, those bookings will be given appointments for first and second doses, 16 weeks apart.
The EOHU has launched an online pre-registration tool asking all remaining individuals listed within the province’s Phase 1 priority populations, who have not yet been vaccinated or not yet booked an appointment, to pre-register. Pre-registration facilitates booking appointments quickly and easily as vaccine supply increases and more appointments become available.
Provincial Online Booking System
Ontario’s vaccine booking system has began accepting vaccine bookings for individuals who will be turning 60 or older in 2021 (born in 1961 or earlier). Booking is available at www.Ontario.ca/bookvaccine. Individuals who require assistance with booking can call the Provincial Vaccine Information Line at 1-888-999-6488.
The booking system will screen for eligibility based on age using health card information. Appointments can be made by an individual or with the help of family or an informal caregiver (note: family/informal caregivers born after 1951 cannot book an appointment for themselves at this time, however, they may use the EOHU Pre-Registration tool to pre-register for an appointment).
If you have a family member or provide care to someone who was born in 1961 or before, please encourage them to get vaccinated. Vaccinations will be available BY APPOINTMENT ONLY at vaccine clinics being held across the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry; the United Counties of Prescott-Russell; and the City of Cornwall. Alternate arrangements will be made for individuals who notify us of barriers preventing them from physically going to a clinic.
EOHU Pre-Registration Tool
Those who are not in the 60+ age group, but who are eligible for the vaccine based on the priority populations, must first pre-register using the EOHU online pre-registration tool at https://eohu.ca/en/covid/welcome-to-the-eohu-online-covid-19-vaccination-pre-registration-portal .
Once vaccine supply permits, those who have pre-registered will receive a code that will give them access to the provincial booking system.
Please note that pre-registration does not guarantee that you will get an appointment immediately. You may not get your appointment booking code for a week or longer, depending on vaccine supply.
Hospital, long-term care, and retirement residence outbreaks
The following hospitals, long-term care, and retirement residences under EOHU jurisdiction also had COVID-19 outbreaks as of April 6:
Hawkesbury and District General Hospital CCU Unit only
Hawkesbury and District General Hospital East Wing
Heritage Lodge in Vankleek Hill
The Palace Long-Term Care in Alexandria
Le Genesis Retirement Home in Limoges
St-Joseph’s Continuing Care Centre –Complex Continuing Care side in Cornwall
Sandfield Place Retirement Home in Cornwall
Chartwell McConnell in Cornwall
Woodland Villa in Long Sault
School and childcare facility cases
There were active cases of COVID-19 connected with the following schools under EOHU jurisdiction as of April 6:
Upper Canada District School Board
One student at Pleasant Corners Public School near Vankleek Hill
One student at Vankleek Hill Collegiate Institute
Two students at Russell High School
One student and one staff member at Char-Lan Intermediate School in South Glengarry
One student at Longue Sault Public School in South Stormont
One student at Morrisburg Public School
Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario
Four students at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic High School in Russell
One student and one staff member at Mother Theresa Catholic School in Russell Township
Two students at Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School in South Glengarry
One student at Sacred Heart School in Cornwall
One student at St. Joseph Catholic Intermediate School in Cornwall
Four students at St. Mary’s Catholic School in North Dundas
Conseil scolaire de district catholique de l’Est ontarien
One student at École intermédiare catholique-Pavillon Hawkesbury
One student at École secondaire catholique régionale de Hawkesbury
One student at École élémentaire catholique St-Joseph in Russell Township
Two students at École secondaire catholique de Casselman
One student at École élémentaire catholique de Casselman, Pavillon St-Paul/Ste-Euphèmie
Two students at École élémentaire catholique Sacré-Coeur in Clarence-Rockland
Three students at École intermédiare catholique-Pavillon Alexandria
Two students at École élémentaire catholique de l’Ange-Gardien in South Glengarry
Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario
One student at École élémentaire publique Le Sommet in Hawkesbury
Two staff members at École élémentaire publique Nouvel-Horizon in Hawkesbury
Three students at École élémentaire publique de L’Académie de la Seigneurie in Casselman
One student at École élémentaire publique Rose-des-vents in Cornwall
There were active cases of COVID-19 connected with a childcare facility under EOHU jurisdiction at the following locations as of Tuesday, April 6:
One child at Centre éducatif au Jardin des Câlins in Limoges
One child at Tiny Hoppers Rockland
One staff member at Centre éducatif Les Petits Trésors-New Sacred Heart Daycare in Cornwall
One staff member at Richelieu Day Care in Cornwall
One child and one staff member at The Learning Centre Longue Sault
One child at Happy Face Morrisburg
Ontario statistics
As of April 6, there were 3,065 new, active cases of COVID-19 across Ontario. According to calculations based on statistics from the Ministry of Health, there were 26,568 active cases of COVID-19 across Ontario as of Tuesday.
There were 1,161 COVID-19 patients in hospital across Ontario as of Tuesday. Out of those patients, 510 were in intensive care, and 310 patients were on ventilators.
There had been 7,458 deaths due to COVID-19 across Ontario as of April 6, which was an increase of eight deaths from April 5.
As of April 6, 2,621,839 COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered across Ontario and 323,148 Ontario residents had been fully vaccinated by receiving both required doses.
EOHU COVID-19 case map, April 6, 2021
Map: Eastern Ontario Health Unit.
