The North Bay-Parry Sound District hit the 90 case count over the weekend as three more cases of COVID-19 were reported by the Health Unit this morning.
All were created by close contact and all are isolating.
As well, ages of the affected ranged from under 19 to 80 and over.
There are now 12 active cases, with two in Nipissing and 10 in Parry Sound.
The Health Unit says 78 cases have been resolved and the has been one death.
Close contact is a person who provided care for the confirmed case, including healthcare workers, family member or other caregivers, or who had other similar close physical contact, or, a person who lived with or otherwise had close, prolonged contact with a confirmed case while the case was ill.
Our area remains a green zone, while Sudbury is yellow and Muskoka orange.
| 88 | 40-59 | Close Contact of a Case | Isolating |
| 89 | 19 and younger | Close Contact of a Case | Isolating |
| 90 | 80 and over | Close Contact of a Case | Isolating |
Meanwhile, Ggoups receiving the early vaccine doses in the first few months of the Ontario immunization program will include:
- Residents, staff, essential caregivers, and other employees of congregate living settings (e.g., long-term care homes and retirement homes) that provide care for seniors as they are at higher risk of infection and serious illness from COVID-19;
- Health care workers, including hospital employees, other staff who work or study in hospitals, and other health care personnel;
- Adults in Indigenous communities, including remote communities where risk of transmission is high; and
- Adult recipients of chronic home health care.
"Ontario is ready to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to Ontarians as soon as they are available, and that starts with vaccinating our most vulnerable and those at greatest risk," said Minister Elliott.
Ontario will also be prioritizing the rollout of the vaccine in regions with the highest rates of COVID-19 infection, including those in the Red-Control and Lockdown zones. The immunization program will focus on healthcare workers and the most vulnerable populations in those regions.
At first, COVID-19 vaccines are expected to only be available for non-pregnant adults over the age of 18 years old based on early clinical trials. As further information becomes available from clinical trials and from Health Canada approvals, the groups for which the vaccines are authorized for use could change.
