KFLA Public Health noted eight new COVID-19 cases today, with no new recoveries to bring the active case count up to 40.
Tuesday’s cases involve: a female in her 20s, close contact, three females age 10 to 19, close contact, two males age 10 to 19, close contact, a female age 10 to 19, outbreak related and a male in his 20s, under investigation.
KFLA Public Health also reported second dose for all long-term care residents were completed. The health unit issued the following press release:
On March 10, KFL&A Public Health along with community partners completed second doses of COVID-19 vaccine for all residents at long-term care homes and high-risk retirement homes, resulting in a 95 per cent (first dose) and 89 per cent (second dose) uptake.
“This day has been long awaited, and we are all proud to have helped to protect KFL&A’s most vulnerable adults from COVID-19,” said Dr. Kieran Moore, medical officer of health at KFL&A Public Health. “This is a big step towards preventing and controlling COVID-19 in the community. We want to thank all the staff at these homes for all of their support in planning, assisting, and implementing these vaccination clinics.”
With the support of our community partners, KFL&A Public Health continues to provide first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to populations in Phase 1 of Ontario’s 3-phased distribution plan using several types of clinics, including: hospital based clinic at Kingston Health Sciences Centre, mass immunization clinics at INVISTA and Strathcona Paper Centre; targeted priority group clinics at Kingston Community Health Centre and mobile on-site clinics, and through pharmacies and primary care offices.
Since January in KFL&A, over 22,500 doses of Moderna and Pfizer-BIONTech have been administered and almost 7,000 doses of AstraZeneca have been given by pharmacies in the past week.
Yesterday, the provincial online vaccine booking tool launched for eligible adults 80 years of age and older (born 1941 or earlier) to book online at www.ontario.ca/bookvaccine or if they require assistance or have questions about vaccines to call: 1-888-999-6488, open daily from 8:00 a.m. to 8 p.m. Any eligible KFL&A residents that do not have a health card, email address or phone number may call 343-477-0172 for local assistance. For those 60 to 64 years of age, the following pharmacies in KFL&A are participating in the vaccine roll out.
For the most up to date information on vaccines and COVID-19, visit KFL&A Public Health website.