Leeds, Grenville and Lanark has Ontario’s highest vaccination rate
Leeds, Grenville and Lanark County residents are leading the province in COVID-19 vaccination coverage.
New statistics from Public Health Ontario shows 77.8 per cent of residents 12 and older in Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit have received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and are considered fully vaccinated.
Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington Public Health has the third highest rate of fully vaccinated residents in Ontario, with 73.6 per cent of residents receiving two doses.
The city of Ottawa ranks fourth in Ontario for fully vaccinated residents, with 73 per cent of residents 12 and older receiving two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
A total of 68.7 per cent of residents in Renfrew County and District Health Unit have received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, while 68 per cent of residents 12 and older in the Eastern Ontario Health Unit are fully vaccinated.
Thunder Bay has the second highest rate of residents 12 and older receiving two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, with 74.49 per cent of residents fully vaccinated.
12-17 AGE GROUP
The city of Ottawa has the highest rate of 12 to 17 year-olds with one dose of COVID-19 vaccines, and the third highest percentage considered fully vaccinated.
A total of 78.8 per cent of Ottawa residents 12 to 17 have received one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, while 57.3 per cent have received two doses.
Halton Region has 77.8 per cent of 12 to 17 year-old residents with one dose, and 62.7 per cent with two doses and considered fully vaccinated.
In Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington, 57.9 per cent of 12 to 17 year-olds have received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
In Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit, 44.5 per cent of 12 to 17 year-olds have received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
LIVE B.C. seeks ban on using drugs in 'all public spaces,' shifting approach to decriminalization
The B.C. government is moving to have drug use banned in 'all public spaces,' marking a major shift in the province's approach to decriminalization.
Air traveller complaints to Canadian Transportation Agency hit new high
The Canadian Transportation Agency has hit a record high of more than 71,000 complaints in a backlog. The quasi-judicial regulator and tribunal tasked with settling disputes between customers and the airlines says the backlog is growing because the number of incoming complaints keeps increasing.
Orca calf that was trapped in B.C. lagoon for weeks swims free
An orca whale calf that has been stranded in a B.C. lagoon for weeks after her pregnant mother died swam out on her own early Friday morning.
AFN chief says Air Canada offered a 15% discount after her headdress was mishandled
After the Assembly of First Nations' national chief complained to Air Canada about how staffers treated her and her ceremonial headdress on a flight this week, she says the airline responded by offering a 15 per cent discount on her next flight.
Sophie Gregoire Trudeau on navigating post-political life, co-parenting and freedom
Sophie Gregoire Trudeau says there is 'still so much love' between her and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, as they navigate their post-separation relationship co-parenting their three children.
U.S. flight attendant indicted in attempt to record teen girl in airplane bathroom
An American Airlines flight attendant was indicted Thursday after authorities said he tried to secretly record video of a 14-year-old girl using an airplane bathroom last September.
76ers All-Star centre Joel Embiid says he has Bell's palsy
Philadelphia 76ers All-Star centre Joel Embiid has been diagnosed with Bell’s palsy, a form of facial paralysis he says has affected him since before the play-in tournament.
More than 115 cases of eye damage reported in Ontario after solar eclipse
More than 115 people who viewed the solar eclipse in Ontario earlier this month experienced eye damage after the event, according to eye doctors in the province.
DEVELOPING Bird flu outbreaks: WHO weighs in on public health risk
The current overall public health risk posed by the H5N1 bird flu virus is low, the World Health Organization said on Friday, but urged countries to stay alert for cases of animal-to-human transmission.