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Beginning January 4, 2022, Ontarians will be required to use their vaccine certificate with an official QR code to access businesses & settings that are under the provincial proof-of-vaccination system to show being fully vaccinated. Vaccine receipts without a QR code will no longer be accepted as valid proof of vaccination.

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Huron Perth, ON – Omicron is surging across the province and testing and tracing capacity are limited; Huron Perth Public Health (HPPH) urges all residents to isolate immediately if they are ill with COVID-19 symptoms.

The Omicron variant of COVID-19 spreads easily. Omicron now accounts for an estimated 90.6% of COVID cases in Ontario, according to the COVID-19 Science Advisory Table Fourth Wave dashboard. Today, HPPH is reporting 229 active cases in Huron-Perth.

HPPH does not provide PCR or rapid...

Case count

• As of Wednesday, December 22, Huron Perth has a cumulative total of 2,869 confirmed COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic. There are currently 119 active cases.
  • HPPH has received confirmation of two Omicron cases.  There are currently 16 persons under investigation for Omicron and we expect this number to continue rising.
  • The number of deaths remains unchanged at 70.
  • There are currently six people in hospital due to COVID-19.
• Case data is available on our COVID-19...

Testing and isolation guidance is changing rapidly.  Please visit https://www.hpph.ca/en/health-matters/covid-19-self-isolation-information.aspx for the most current information.

Huron Perth, ON – On Friday, December 17, the Ontario government announced additional measures to slow the spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant. These measures will help to safeguard Ontario’s hospitals and ICU capacity as the rollout of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses accelerates. 

Omicron is highly transmissible...

Individuals 18 years of age or older are eligible to book their COVID-19 booster dose if at least three months (84 days) have passed since their second dose. Please ensure that enough time has passed since your second dose before booking an appointment by using our third dose calculator. For a complete list of third/booster dose eligibility, visit our Third Dose webpage. 

Please note that HPPH is now using the Provincial Vaccine Booking System to book COVID-19 vaccine appointments....