Another 47 new COVID-19 cases reported in Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon

Peel Public Health (PPH) said there were 47 new COVID-19 cases in Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon on Monday.

According to the latest numbers from PPH, 25 new cases were in Mississauga, another 20 in Brampton, and two new cases in Caledon.

There have been 118,920 cases of COVID-19 across the Region of Peel according to PPH. Of those cases 117,593 have recovered and 298 are pending.

The province reported a total of 627 new COVID-19 cases across Ontario on Monday and one new death. PPH data shows 1,031 people have died of COVID-19 in Peel.

The province announced Monday that children aged 5 to 11 years old will be eligible to book their appointment to receive the COVID-19 vaccine starting at 8 a.m. on Tuesday through the province’s vaccine portal.

PPH says 89.5 per cent of eligible Peel residents have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine while 85.6 per cent are fully immunized.

There have been more than 2.5 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Peel, with more than 15,128 doses in just the last week alone.

Of those who are full vaccinated, 21,445 people have also received a third booster dose.

For more information on how to get a COVID-19 vaccine visit www.peelregion.ca.