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Welcome Presenter: Dr. Alex Summers Associate Medical Officer of Health Middlesex-London Health Unit @alexsummers4
Surveillance Report As of February 15th 2020: • Over 108.6 million COVID-19 cases and over 2.39 million deaths have been reported worldwide. • 285,868 cases of this illness confirmed in Ontario, including 6,693 deaths • Local: Data source: Ontario Ministry of Health (Ministry) Public Health Case and Contact Management Solution (CCM), extracted 2021- 02-16. Data current as of the end of day 2021-02-15
Outbreaks/Schools • Outbreaks: (as of February 15, 2021) – 6 outbreaks active in long-term care/retirement homes • Schools – 2 outbreaks: • Caradoc North P.S • Clara Brenton P.S
Cases by Reported Date Data source: Ontario Ministry of Health (Ministry) Public Health Case and Contact Management Solution (CCM), extracted 2021-02-16. Data current as of the end of day 2021-02-15
Cases by Onset Date Data source: Ontario Ministry of Health (Ministry) Public Health Case and Contact Management Solution (CCM), extracted 2021-02-16. Data current as of the end of day 2021-02-15
Move to Red-Control • As of today (February 16) London and Middlesex County are no longer under the Province’s Stay-at-Home order and are instead under the Red–Control level of Ontario’s revised and strengthened Coronavirus Response Framework. • This will continue to apply for at least two weeks at which time, the government will assess the impact of public health and workplace safety measures to determine if the region should stay or be moved to a different level of the framework.
COVID-19 Vaccine Update • Huron Perth Public Health, Middlesex-London Health, and Southwestern Public Health have provided a first dose of vaccine to nearly all eligible individuals. • See MLHU website for Update on Regional Prioritization of COVID-19 Vaccine. CONSIDER working group • The COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Questions and Healthcare Providers (CONSIDER) working group aims to answer questions about COVID-19 vaccine safety for healthcare providers and key stakeholders. • Each answer is written by an expert member of the working group and reviewed by two or more other members. • For more information, visit the CANVax website.
COVID-19 Projections The Science Advisory and Modelling Consensus Tables projection update on February 11 for COVID-19 provided the following key findings; • More than 426,800 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Ontario • There are outbreaks in long-term care facilities in 25 of Ontario’s 34 Public Health Units • Public health measures are helping to reduce the number of COVID-19 cases, as well as positivity rates and hospitalizations • ICU occupancy is flat
COVID-19 Projections • More cases associated with the B.1.1.7 Variant of Concern (VOC) are being reported • Case numbers will likely increase in late February with ICU admissions increasing afterwards • To prevent an increase in the total number of COVID-19 cases, the Reproductive Rate (Re) for this variant needs to remain below 0.7. • Note: On February 11, the Chief Medical Officer of Health reported 12 health units had detected COVID-19-positive VOCs, and that the dominant VOC strain circulating is the B.1.1.7. • Aggressive vaccination efforts and following public health recommendations will help avoid a third wave of COVID-19 cases and a potential third provincial lockdown. • Some key mental health indicators remain unchanged; however, emergency department admissions, opioid deaths and health indicators for eating disorders are worsening.
COVID-19 Projections
COVID-19 Projections
MLHU data reporting • The transition of the Middlesex-London Health Unit’s online COVID-19 reporting dashboard to Ontario’s Salesforce case and contact management system has been completed. • To provide better alignment with the province, the Health Unit has moved from reporting “recovered cases” to reporting “resolved cases” and “active cases” instead. • The data dashboard is updated at 12:00 p.m. daily and may differ from other data sources, depending on the time their data is reported or extracted.
New COVID-19 testing location • A new COVID-19 testing location in London has opened at 1835 Dundas Street, East. • To find a COVID-19 testing location and eligibility criteria please visit https://covid- 19.ontario.ca/assessment-centre-locations.
School Update • Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health announced that public schools will delay their March break until April 12-16, 2021. • Private schools have been advised to postpone their March breaks as well.
Testing for travellers • COVID-19 testing for travellers coming into Canada by air and land – As of February 15, 2021, all air passengers five years of age or older, including Canadians, are required to show a negative COVID-19 molecular test result taken within 72 hours prior to boarding any scheduled flight to Canada. • Before departure they are required to use ArriveCan app • Officials with the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) will test traveller upon their arrival at a Canadian airport • These travellers will be required to stay in a hotel (at their expense) for a maximum of three days while awaiting their test results. – As of February 22, 2021, all travellers five years of age or older, including Canadians, arriving to Canada by land will also be required to use the ArriveCan app, receive a molecular COVID-19 test upon entry, and be retested on day 10 of their quarantine period (at their local testing centre).
Influenza • As of February 10th, there have been no laboratory-confirmed influenza cases identified in the Middlesex-London region since August 30th, 2020; • a few other regions in Ontario have reported sporadic influenza activity this season.
New/Updated Resources • Documentation of Verbal Attestation for use by Immunization Clinics: COVID-19 Vaccination (Ministry of Health) • COVID-19 Vaccination: Allergy Form (Ministry of Health) • COVID-19 Vaccination Recommendations for Special Populations (Ministry of Health) • COVID-19 B.1.351 (501Y.V2) Variant of Concern – What We Know So Far (Public Health Ontario) • Interim Guidance for Infection Prevention and Control of SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern for Health Care Settings (Pubic Health Ontario) • Public Health Agency of Canada Coronavirus Hotline 1-833-784-4397 These resources and more are linked in e-newsletter
Questions? • Ask using chat function now, or after the webinar at: healthcareproviders@mlhu.on.ca • For urgent matters please call the Health Unit’s main line at 519-663-5317. • For more information www.healthunit.com/healthcare- providers
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