{"id":15497,"date":"2020-12-15T15:02:10","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T20:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/?p=15497"},"modified":"2021-07-20T14:22:09","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T18:22:09","slug":"report-covid-19-outbreaks-in-non-healthcare-settings-data-updated-to-december-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/index.php\/report-covid-19-outbreaks-in-non-healthcare-settings-data-updated-to-december-2\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT:<\/FONT> COVID-19 Outbreaks in Non-Healthcare Settings – Data Updated to December 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

(December 15, 2020)<\/p>\n

Click here for full version of the non-health care outbreaks report with a list of all outbreaks. A summary of the report can be found below.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

———–<\/p>\n

Introduction<\/h4>\n

It is evident that lockdowns in hotspots and increasing restrictions in most Public Health Unit regions have been inadequate to stem the spread of COVID-19 as Public Health Ontario reports a 22.1% increase in cases during the two-week period from November 18th<\/sup> – December 2nd[1]<\/a><\/sup>, a rolling 7 day average of 1,795 cases per day[2]<\/a> and a provincial test positivity rate of 3.9% during the week of November 22nd<\/sup>– November 28th<\/sup>, in which two neighbourhoods in Toronto and York have positivity rates above 20% and 27 areas in Peel, Toronto, York, Durham, Waterloo and Windsor have positivity rates above 10%. The Public Health Units with the highest test positivity rates are Peel (10.3%, Toronto 6.0%, York 5.7%, Windsor-Essex 4.3%, Waterloo 3.9%, Durham 3.7%, Hamilton 3.4% and Halton 3.3% [3]<\/a>. The increase in non-health care workplaces now far outpace the spread in the general public, increasing 26.64%[4]<\/a> in the same two weeks. This increase, as reported by Public Health Ontario also only includes 1,273 cases in schools associated with outbreaks (due to their narrow definition of \u201coutbreak\u201d in schools), compared to the actual 5,146 total cases in students and staff reported by the province of Ontario. With limited reporting being made available by most Public Health Units, the Ontario Health Coalition calculates that there has been an increase of 24.93% in cases in non-health care workplaces (including schools) over the most recent two-week period captured in this report, including all cases in schools and day care settings.<\/p>\n

While cases in schools did not increase as drastically as in our previous report, the growth is still alarming and far beyond the rate of increase in the general public, increasing 41.4% in two weeks.\u00a0 Large outbreaks at Thorncliffe Public School in Toronto and Frank W. Begley in Windsor-Essex, indicate that the potential for spread in our schools may be worse than expected.\u00a0 Thorncliffe Public School is part of a provincial program offering voluntary on-site testing at schools in high positivity areas.\u00a0 After joining the program there were 26 cases discovered with each of the school\u2019s 18 classes having one or two positive cases[5]<\/a>.\u00a0 After declaring an outbreak at Frank W. Begley, the number of positive cases have increased significantly as the school was tested and 45 cases have been associated with the outbreak.[6]<\/a>\u00a0 These large outbreaks indicate that better measures are needed to respond to the high growth in the spread of COVID-19 in schools.<\/p>\n

The largest increase in cases in this report was from the manufacturing sector as the spread of the novel coronavirus grew by 76.68% in two weeks.\u00a0 Not only have there been large outbreaks, such as the one at a Window Covering factory in Vaughan, but there have been outbreaks in low positivity health units like Cameco in Port Hope and Proctor and Gamble in Belleville. Retail outbreaks have continued to grow severity and frequency and have also spread across Ontario.\u00a0 Retail outbreaks have increased 29.38% since our last report and have spread as far north as Sudbury. Cases in outbreaks among Public Service workplaces like transit, LCBO, Service Ontario and Utilities have risen 23.24% and cases in construction have also risen 25%.\u00a0 Since it is evident that lockdown has not sufficient to curb the spread of the virus in Toronto and Peel and cases continue to spread from these hot spots, stronger measures, including clear and enforced infection control protocols must be put in place in workplaces that remain open.<\/p>\n

While it has been impossible to find systematic province-wide information for workplace outbreaks due to the lack of transparent reporting in most Public Health Units, there have been significant improvements during this report.\u00a0 Brant County and Hamilton Public Health Units are now reporting the names of businesses and cases associated with all outbreaks.\u00a0 Hastings-Prince Edward and Timiskaming are reporting names of businesses only when necessary to properly contact trace the outbreak and Peel and Waterloo are revealing case numbers and industries but not the business names.\u00a0 All other Public Health Units are not reporting any information beyond health care, some report congregate care settings and Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent report agricultural outbreaks.\u00a0 Toronto is among the least transparent in their reporting, only reporting hospitals, long-term care, retirement homes and homeless shelters.<\/p>\n

Contact tracing and quarantining remains a huge problem. In our last report during the week of November 14, 35.4% of COVID-19 cases had not been traced back to an exposure source.\u00a0 For the week of November 28, 36.7% of cases have been traced back to their source.\u00a0 In order to control the spread of this virus, Public Health Units must be given the resources to be able to contact trace COVID-19 cases and all those exposed must self-isolate or quarantine. The public needs to know what businesses are a source of potential exposure so that Ontarians can make informed decisions as well as know when to get tested or contact their local Public Health Unit.\u00a0 Instead of providing this, the Ford government seems to be intent on loosening requirements for quarantining after international travel and sitting idle while waiting for a vaccine.[7]<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Chart 1. Public Health Ontario\u2019s Reported COVID-19 Outbreaks in Non-Health Care Industries<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(This chart shows the number of reported outbreaks in Ontario as reported by Public Health Ontario, broken down by industry. Workplaces are considered agricultural, retail and food processing public services, manufacturing) [8]<\/a>[9]<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Industry<\/td>\nNumber of Active Outbreaks Dec. 2<\/strong><\/td>\nCumulative Outbreaks<\/strong><\/td>\nCumulative Cases to Nov. 18<\/strong><\/td>\nCumulative Cases to Dec. 2<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shelters<\/strong><\/td>\n12<\/strong><\/td>\n72<\/strong><\/td>\n640<\/strong><\/td>\n643<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Corrections<\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/strong><\/td>\n11<\/strong><\/td>\n125<\/strong><\/td>\n126<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Group Homes<\/strong><\/td>\n43<\/strong><\/td>\n219<\/strong><\/td>\n1,021<\/strong><\/td>\n1,194<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Workplaces (agricultural, retail, food processing, public services, manufacturing)<\/strong><\/td>\n298<\/strong><\/td>\n946<\/strong><\/td>\n4,422<\/strong><\/td>\n5,694<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Daycare and Schools<\/strong>*<\/td>\n169<\/strong><\/td>\n467<\/strong><\/td>\n843<\/strong><\/td>\n1,273<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/strong><\/td>\n526<\/strong><\/td>\n1,715<\/strong><\/td>\n7,051<\/strong><\/td>\n8,930<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

*Public Health Ontario is now reporting some cases associated with school outbreaks, however their definition of a school outbreak requires a known epi link (same class or direct contact) and does not reflect the number of cases in schools even when there are multiple cases in the same school.<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Chart 2. COVID-19 Ontario Health Coalition\u2019s Tracking of Cases by Industry & Regions Impacted<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(This chart shows the cumulative cases the Ontario Health Coalition has been able to find in each industry and which regions have had outbreaks in that industry)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Industry<\/td>\nCumulative Cases November 18<\/strong><\/td>\nRegions\/Towns Impacted<\/strong><\/td>\nCumulative Cases November 18<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Agriculture<\/strong><\/td>\n2,038<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n2,132<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nNiagara<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nHaldimand Norfolk<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nSimcoe-Muskoka<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nLondon<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nWindsor-Essex<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nChatham Kent<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nVaughan<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Food Processing<\/strong><\/td>\n361<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n381<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nWaterloo<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nBurford<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nYork<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nKitchener<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nBrampton<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Social Services<\/strong><\/td>\n266<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n297<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(Immigration and Women\u2019s Shelters)<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nToronto<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nOttawa<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Homeless Shelters<\/strong><\/td>\n693<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n707<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nToronto<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nYork<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Childcare Centres and Schools<\/strong><\/td>\n4,281<\/strong>*<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n6,054<\/strong>*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(includes summer camps)<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nYork<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nToronto<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nNiagara<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nOttawa<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nWaterloo<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Developmental Services<\/strong><\/td>\n554<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n556<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nOttawa<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nYork<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nToronto<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nEastern Ontario<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nHamilton<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nNiagara<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nWaterloo<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nChatham-Kent<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Corrections and Law Enforcement<\/strong><\/td>\n156<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n158<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nElgin-Middlesex<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nBrampton<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nToronto<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nIroquois Falls<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nHamilton<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nKingston<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nOttawa<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nGrand Valley<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Retail, Bars and Restaurants <\/strong><\/td>\n793<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n1,026<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nGreater Toronto Area<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nDurham<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nPeel<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nYork<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nKeswick<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nAlliston<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nBradford<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nBrantford<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nHamilton<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nBolton<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nKingston<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nLondon<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nBurford<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nOttawa<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nOakville<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nLeamington<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manufacturing<\/strong><\/td>\n223<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n394<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nWaterloo<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nHamilton<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nNorthern Ontario<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nFirst Nations<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Public Services<\/strong><\/td>\n327<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n403<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(Parks, Transit and LCBO)<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nToronto<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nPeel<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nOttawa<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Construction<\/strong><\/td>\n16<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n20<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nToronto<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/strong><\/td>\n9,708<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n12,128<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

This total includes cases that we had previously tracked plus all of the cases that the province is reporting since September.\u00a0 We have also included outbreaks in faith schools, administrative offices, student residences and private schools in our total.<\/em><\/p>\n

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[1]<\/a> Public Health Ontario<\/u>. Weekly Epidemiologic Summary<\/em>. December 2 2020. https:\/\/www.publichealthontario.ca\/-\/media\/documents\/ncov\/epi\/2020\/11\/covid-19-weekly-epi-summary-report-nov-14.pdf?la=en<\/a> and https:\/\/www.publichealthontario.ca\/-\/media\/documents\/ncov\/epi\/covid-19-weekly-epi-summary-report.pdf?la=en<\/a><\/p>\n

[2]<\/a> Toronto Star.<\/u> The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020.<\/em> https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/canada\/2020\/12\/06\/the-latest-numbers-on-covid-19-in-canada-for-sunday-dec-6-2020.html<\/a><\/p>\n

[3]<\/a> IC\/ES. COVID-19 Dashboard. December 2 2020 https:\/\/www.ices.on.ca\/DAS\/AHRQ\/COVID-19-Dashboard<\/a><\/p>\n

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[5]<\/a> Alphonso, Caroline. Toronto school closes after COVID-19 testing blitz uncovers more than two dozen cases<\/em><\/p>\n

Globe and Mail.<\/u> December 3 2020\u00a0 https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/canada\/toronto\/article-students-self-isolating-after-more-positive-covid-19-tests-at\/<\/a><\/p>\n

[6]<\/a> Borelli, Melanie. Begley school to welcome back students this week after COVID-19 outbreak<\/em>. CTV News.<\/u> December 7 2020. https:\/\/windsor.ctvnews.ca\/begley-school-to-welcome-back-students-this-week-after-covid-19-outbreak-1.5219919<\/a><\/p>\n

[7]<\/a> Davidson, Sean. Ford ‘really pushing’ to eliminate 14-day quarantine for travellers returning to Canada.<\/u> December 2 2020. CTV News<\/u>. https:\/\/toronto.ctvnews.ca\/ford-really-pushing-to-eliminate-14-day-quarantine-for-travellers-returning-to-canada-1.5213375<\/a><\/p>\n

[8]<\/a> Epidemiological Summary. Public Health Ontario.<\/u>\u00a0 November 3 2020. https:\/\/www.publichealthontario.ca\/-\/media\/documents\/ncov\/epi\/covid-19-weekly-epi-summary-report.pdf?la=en<\/a><\/p>\n

[9]<\/a> Epidemiological Summary. Public Health Ontario.<\/u>\u00a0 November 18 2020. https:\/\/www.publichealthontario.ca\/-\/media\/documents\/ncov\/epi\/covid-19-weekly-epi-summary-report.pdf?la=en<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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