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The Brant Community Healthcare System reported 11 hospitalized COVID-19 patients Friday, one of them in intensive care.

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That is unchanged since the last report of the figures on Wednesday.

Of the hospitalized patients, 144 were unvaccinated at a rate of 787.92 per 100,000 people, while 230 were fully vaccinated at a rate of 202.16/100,000. In intensive care units, 16 people were unvaccinated at a rate of 87.55/100,000 and 24 fully vaccinated at a rate of 21.1/100,000.

The Brant County Health Unit on Friday reported 11 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, but that number is unlikely to be reported due to limited testing.

Since the pandemic began in March 2020, there have now been 10,051 confirmed cases, of which 9,883 resulted in recovered cases.

There are currently 99 active cases in the community, but even that number is likely underreported.

A total of 69 COVID-19 deaths have been reported since the pandemic began.

A total of 334,669 doses of the vaccine were administered at vaccination clinics in Brantford-Brant. In Brantford-Brant, 84.49 percent of residents aged five and over have received one dose of the vaccine, while 73.55 percent have received two or more doses.

Walk-in vaccination clinics will be held at Lynden Park Mall (near Entrance 4 of Tip Top Tailors) on Friday from 11:30am to 5:30pm and Saturday from 9:30am to 3:30pm

Visit www.bchu.org/covid19vaccine/ for more information on local rollout of the vaccine, including fourth dose eligibility, and covid-19.ontario.ca/ for more information on Ontario rollout, including booking Appointments for the third dose.

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The following are recent outbreaks in high-risk environments:

  • Rosewood House, May 18, four residents and one staff member
  • Brantwood Community Services (Kerr Shaver), May 16, two residents and one staff member
  • Fox Ridge Care Community, May 16, one resident and one staff member
  • Hardy Terrace LTC – Specialty Unit, May 9, 24 residents and four employees
  • Brantford General Hospital (Unit C2), May 3, two patients

The school boards of Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic and the District of Grand Erie report the percentage of absenteeism for students and staff at each of their schools. Numbers are based on those attending face-to-face classes. Visit tinyurl.com/5n9ajcnw for the full list of Catholic schools and absences.granderie.ca/ for the full list of public schools.

As of Wednesday, there were four active cases at Six Nations of the Grand River and eight people are in self-isolation.

No one from Six Nations is currently hospitalized with the virus.

There have been 1,651 confirmed COVID cases on Six Nations since the pandemic began.

Exact figures are not available, but 55 percent of the population received a dose of the vaccine, with 51 percent competing with their vaccination series.

There have been 24 COVID-19 deaths on Six Nations since the pandemic began two years ago.

On Friday, Public Health Ontario reported 1,165 people in the hospital, down nearly 20 percent from this time last week. Of these, 163 are in the hospital in intensive care.

The province reported 1,565 new cases in the past 24 hours, although that number is likely to be underreported.

24 new COVID-19 deaths were reported on Friday and there have been 13,146 deaths in the province since the pandemic began.

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