The top 3 public health units reported 89 of today's 209 cases (43%):
- Waterloo Region, PH: 47 cases (22%) or 80 cases per million
- Halton Region HD: 22 cases (11%) or 36 cases per million
- Grey Bruce HU: 20 cases (10%) or 118 cases per million
#COVID19 in Long-term care (LTC) homes (last updated: July 02)
- Number of homes with an active outbreak: 3 (change from yesterday: +0)
- Number active cases among residents: 21 (+12)
- Number of active cases among healthcare workers: 5 (+1)
No. of #COVID19#Tests in #Ontario :
- Tests reported: 17080 (25161 yesterday)
- Under investigation: 7821
- Tests processed by labs: 14723 (30335)
- Percentage of test that came back positive: 1.0%
- Total tests: 16018452
Herd immunity is when a significant proportion of the population becomes immune (through vaccines and prev. infection) to an infectious agent (e.g., virus), making the spread of the disease unlikely. As a result, the whole community becomes protected.
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While herd immunity may never be achieved, we still see significant *herd protection* through vaccine and natural immunity.
The top 3 public health units reported 79 of today's 170 cases (46%):
- Waterloo Region, PH: 34 cases (20%) or 58 cases per million
- Toronto PH: 27 cases (16%) or 9 cases per million
- Grey Bruce HU: 18 cases (11%) or 106 cases per million
#COVID19 in Long-term care (LTC) homes (last updated: July 04)
- Number of homes with an active outbreak: 3 (change from yesterday: +0)
- Number active cases among residents: 22 (+1)
- Number of active cases among healthcare workers: 6 (+1)
The top 3 public health units reported 116 of today's 213 cases (54%):
- Waterloo Region, PH: 49 cases (23%) or 84 cases per million
- Toronto PH: 42 cases (20%) or 13 cases per million
- Grey Bruce HU: 25 cases (12%) or 147 cases per million
#COVID19 in Long-term care (LTC) homes (last updated: July 02)
- Number of homes with an active outbreak: 3 (change from yesterday: +0)
- Number active cases among residents: 21 (+12)
- Number of active cases among healthcare workers: 5 (+1)
Every patient should demand "safe, appropriate, and timely care." But, there is no reason to believe that unvaccinated HCWs are unable to provide such care; which, they've been doing since the pandemic started
Demanding to know whether an HCW is vaccinated is a slippery slope
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First, I fully support pushing for health care *policies* (e.g. at the employer level) that require proof of vaccinations or put in place additional precautions for unvaccinated HCWs.
However, patients have no right to demand and know that information directly from their HCWs.
If at any point, patients feel unsafe or the HCW is unable to provide appropriate care, of course, they have the right to refuse care. But, that comes at a cost. For example, in a LTC setting, a person refusing care from an HCW might mean missed or delayed delivery of needed care
The top 3 public health units reported 603 of today's 841 cases (72%):
- Toronto PH: 335 cases (40%) or 107 cases per million
- Peel PH: 162 cases (19%) or 101 cases per million
- York Region PH: 106 cases (13%) or 86 cases per million
Regional #COVID19 cases in #Ontario:
- 9 of 34 PHUs reported having fewer than 5 cases active cases
- 10 of 34 PHUs reported fewer than 5 new cases in the last 7 days