COVID-19 in Huron and Perth

• This is not a real-time tool but is meant to keep the community informed on trends we are seeing. We report positive cases, and demographic trends of positive cases such as age, gender and municipality.
• The confirmed positive count is a cumulative total, and includes any resolved cases or fatalities. Some cases may be reassigned geographic areas as we receive more information.

• On September 2, 2021 the population data used to calculate the rates on this page was changed from the 2016 Census to Statistics Canada’s 2020 Annual Population Estimates. The 2020 data estimates there are about 10,000 more people living in Huron-Perth than there was in 2016. This means that the rates for all municipalities and age groups as of September 2, 2021 are lower than what was previously shown. Please note that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases (the numerator) did not decrease for any municipality or age group. Rather, the total number of people in each group (the denominator) got bigger.

• To protect privacy, we will not be reporting the vaccination status of cases, or of cases who were hospitalized or died due to COVID-19. We may create a summary when there is enough data to do so. You may view case data by vaccination status for Ontario on the provincial COVID-19 data page and on the Science Advisory Table's Fourth Wave dashboard. 
• We are aware that there have been some shipment errors between collection and the lab in a very small number of swabs and those tests are not included in these results. 
• We also report the province's estimate of the total number of tests taken in Huron and Perth counties. This number will include repeat tests on the same individual.

• Data in the dashboard are updated mid-afternoon Monday to Friday
• Data are current as of 10:00 a.m. the same day.

• This is not a real-time tool but is meant to keep the community informed on vaccine administration and coverage. 
• The number of people reported as vaccinated may vary due to:
  • Reassignment of postal code to a Public Health Unit
  • The source of data used in a table (e.g., number of vaccines administered in Huron and Perth, or Huron and Perth County Residents only)
  • Data not being available, e.g., age and gender
  • Data cleaning (reviewing and correcting any incorrect/duplicate information) locally and at the provincial level.
  • Pharmacy reporting. Pharmacies receive vaccine supply directly from the Province and are responsible for their own data.

• Vaccine doses administered using the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine are included with Fully Vaccinated as this vaccine requires only one dose to be considered a complete series

• The Ontario Government makes vaccination data available to HPPH. The Government uses an individual’s postal code to assign them to their Public Health Unit (PHU). Some records may have been assigned incorrectly to one of our surrounding PHUs. Similarly, residents from other PHUs might have been incorrectly assigned to HPPH.
• The health card address is used to assign individuals to a PHU. If a person has moved or studies in a different PHU. this person is assigned to the PHU of their health card address.

• Differences between HPPH Vaccination Dashboard and other websites could be due to differences in processing the data by:

  • Using a different denominator
  • Including only records where the Health Unit is noted
  • Using date of birth to determine age at the time of vaccination versus year of birth
• Please note: the provincial reassignment of postal codes on county borders may result in occasional adjustments of vaccination coverage rates.

Data Sources:

• COVID-19 immunization data were extracted from IntelliHEALTH based on what is entered into the Ontario Ministry of Health’s COVaxON application
• ICES Report: HPPH Population estimates: Registered Persons Database, updated Dec 31, 2020. Received: March 5, 2021.

Effective August 16, 2021, vaccination coverage data will be updated weekly on Mondays. If Monday is a holiday, then results will be published on the following Tuesday. The data is current as of the previous day.