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Situation Report #653 COVID-19, 158 new cases reported in past 24 hours in Grey Bruce

Posted On: Thursday, December 30, 2021

158 new cases reported in past 24 hours in Grey Bruce: 29 – Owen Sound, 22 – Kincardine, 15 – Blue Mountains, 15 – West Grey, 14 – Saugeen Shores, 12 – Hanover, 7 – Meaford, 6 – Chatsworth, 6 – Southgate, 5 – Arran-Elderslie, 5 –  Brockton , 5 – South Bruce Peninsula, 3 – Georgian Bluffs, 3 – Huron Kinloss, 2 – Grey Highlands, 2 – South Bruce,7 – Unknown

Current Situation:, Public Health Measures, COVID-19 Vaccines for Grey Bruce, COVID-19 Vaccine for Ontario

Follow the 3 W’s – Wash hands frequently, Watch distance (ideally 6ft), and Wear face covering correctly, and the 2 A’s - Avoid Crowds and Arrange for outdoor activities instead of indoors whenever possible.

GET YOUR VACCINE – SEE THE SCHEDULE

STAY HOME IF SICK

Case counts and vaccine data is taken from GBHU Epidemiological Reports as of 23:59 hrs, December 29, 2021:

All data is preliminary and subject to change. Future situation reports will be updated accordingly.

• 158 new cases reported in past 24 hours in Grey Bruce: 29 – Owen Sound, 22 – Kincardine, 15 – Blue Mountains, 15 – West Grey, 14 – Saugeen Shores, 12 – Hanover, 7 – Meaford, 6 – Chatsworth, 6 – Southgate, 5 – Arran-Elderslie, 5 –  Brockton , 5 – South Bruce Peninsula, 3 – Georgian Bluffs, 3 – Huron Kinloss, 2 – Grey Highlands, 2 – South Bruce,7 – Unknown
• 3515 confirmed cases   (including 2 lab confirmed cases of the Omicron Variant and hundreds by basic lab indicators and epidemiology)
• 552 active cases
• High risk Contacts will no longer be reported due to the change in case and contact management - COVID-19 Case and Contact Management Updated Process
• 2935 resolved cases
• 7 confirmed local active cases hospitalized in Grey Bruce due to COVID-19
• 0 confirmed case from Grey Bruce is hospitalized outside of Grey Bruce due to COVID-19

• 16 deaths in Grey Bruce
  • +1 death related to a Grey Bruce resident that acquired the infection and was treated outside of Grey Bruce
  • +7 deaths related to Grey Bruce residents that acquired the infection in Grey Bruce however passed away outside of Grey Bruce
  • Local and Provincial data may not align as cases with unconfirmed cause of death are not included above but are included in the Provincial data.
  • 128 cases reported in health care workers; reports health care workers living in Grey Bruce and working both in and outside Grey Bruce

 

Active Outbreaks:

• 0 Facility(ies) in COVID-19 outbreak. Reported in Hospitals
• 1 Facility(ies) in COVID-19 outbreak. Reported in Long-Term Care/Retirement Homes

• Rockwood Terrace Long Term Care (2^nd Floor)

• 3 Facility(ies) in COVID-19 outbreak. Reported in Schools
  • Hepworth Central School
  • Dawnview Public School
  • Owen Sound District Secondary School
• 1 Facility(ies) in COVID-19 outbreak. Reported in Childcare Centres
  • Vicki’s Sandbox – 1 Cohort

 

Dismissed Cohort(s) – based on 1 case (probable or confirmed) - (more than 1 confirmed case with evidence of transmission within the school environment removes the school from this list and moves it to the outbreak list – see above):

• 1 Childcare Facility(ies) reporting dismissed cohort(s)
  • Osprey Kids ‘N Us – 1 cohort
• 0 School(s) reporting dismissed cohorts(s)

Vaccine – for detailed information please visit Website and Dashboard

• 294,980 Total Doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered in Grey and Bruce
• 7,006 Doses given within the past week

 

Future Vaccination Planning: Vaccine Schedule

• First and second dose may walk-in at all clinics. Those 5-11 and Third dose requires an appointment at all clinics. See Vaccine Clinics – details at Vaccine Schedule (Make sure to scroll to the proper page of the schedule)
• Individuals aged 18 and over can schedule their booster dose appointment through the Ontario’s booking portal, by calling the Provincial Vaccine Contact Centre, through Indigenous-led vaccination clinics, participating pharmacies and primary care settings. Appointments will be booked three months (84 days) after a second dose as the province urgently expands booster eligibility to millions more individuals.

• COVID-19 Vaccines (publichealthgreybruce.on.ca)
• Getting Your COVID-19 Vaccine (publichealthgreybruce.on.ca)
• Youth and COVID-19 Vaccines (publichealthgreybruce.on.ca)

 

Actions Taken In the Past 24 Hours:

• Media Releases:
  • Text Notifications for People who Test Positive for COVID-19
  • COVID-19 3rd dose - Grey Bruce local political leaders leading by example
• GBHU COVID-19 Team continue with case and contact management, reporting, and responding to COVID-19 related calls. Contact tracing exceeds provincial targets with 100% of all cases contacted within 24 hours
• GBHU Team continue to ensure essential public health activities not related to COVID-19

 

Provincial COVID-19 Data - https://covid-19.ontario.ca/data

• Provincial Testing Data
• Provincial Hospitalization Data
• Provincial Likely Source of Infection Data
• Raw Data to Download - Provincial

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