Posted December 21, 2021 3:54 pm 5:01Slowing down the spread of Omicron with boosters University of Saskatchewan epidemiologist Nazeem Muhajarine discusses the role of boosters in heading off surging COVID-19 cases, fuelled by the Omicron variant. The number of new COVID-19 cases in the Kingston region fell by a large amount Tuesday but active cases remain high.Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Public Health is reporting 81 new cases on Tuesday, down from the 141 on Monday. Active cases are now at 1,539.Of the new cases, the majority remain in the 18-to-29 age group, accounting for 42. Trending Stories The region’s cases per 100,000 over the last seven days remains high at 459.3. 1:43Kingston reaches highest COVID-19 rate in Canada due to Omicron spread Kingston reaches highest COVID-19 rate in Canada due to Omicron spread The health unit is also reporting one new outbreak. View link » © 2021 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.
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