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Many long-term care workers employed by Hastings County remain unvaccinated for COVID-19, with booking problems and vaccine hesitancy cited as the main obstacles.
Hastings County long-term care director Debbie Rollins broke the news Wednesday morning to members of the county’s joint long-term care committee. The county operates Hastings Manor in Belleville and Hastings Centennial Manor in Bancroft.
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“All of the residents who have chosen to receive the vaccine have received both (doses),” she said.
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OTTAWA Ottawa Public Health is reporting 194 more people in the city have tested positive for COVID-19, the lowest figure following a weekend of record-breaking case counts. OPH reported three straight days of record-setting case counts, with 242 on Friday, 325 on Saturday and 370 on Sunday. There were 348 new cases reported Monday. Case counts are frequently lower on Tuesdays because of lower testing volumes over the weekend. According to Ottawa Public Health s COVID-19 dashboard, there have been 20,267 total laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ottawa since the first case was confirmed on March 11, 2020. There were 196 newly resolved cases reported, bringing the number of active cases down for the first time in three weeks.
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Public health workers are working around the clock to manage the pandemic, but it remains unknown who’ll be footing the bill.
Ontario funds most of the cost of operating health units, by municipalities pay a share which varies under a provincial funding formula.
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Medical officer of health Dr. Piotr Oglaza said his team at Hastings Prince Edward Public Health is strained and in need of reinforcements, but managing.
“We have sufficient staff at this point to continue with our vaccination efforts,” said Oglaza, who is also the unit’s chief executive officer.