Update from Grey Bruce Health Unit January 7 2021

Situation Report #296: COVID-19

Grey Bruce Health Unit | Incident Management System                                                                                           Jan. 7, 2021

Current Situation: Provincial Lockdown as of Dec 26, 2020, 12:01am

Follow the 3 Ws – Washing hands frequently, Watching distance (ideally 6ft), and Wear face covering correctly, and the 2 As - Avoid Crowds and Arrange for outdoor activities instead of indoors whenever possible

The Grey Bruce Health Unit is moving to a new data reporting system in the near future aligning with the provincial Case Contact Management (CCM) that we have been piloting. There will be a short period of data adjustment to reflect the new reporting protocol.

Testing and case counts reported as of 15:30 hrs, Jan 7, 2021:

• 18 new case(s) reported in past 24 hours in Grey Bruce; West Grey – 4, Owen Sound – 3, South Bruce - 2, Hanover – 2, Blue Mountains – 2, Grey Highlands – 2, Chatsworth, Huron Kinloss, Kincardine “Over 50% of these new cases are people who acquired the virus through transmission during holiday gatherings with family and friends” Dr. Arra
• 569 confirmed cases to date (current cumulative total)
• 59 active case(s)
• 9 Active Probable Cases. Probable cases are not lab confirmed, but are symptomatic and are high-risk contacts of an active case.
• 178 High Risk Contacts associated with active cases.
• 477 recovered cases  – 32+1=33 cases referred to other health units
• 1 confirmed case(s) from Grey Bruce currently hospitalized
• 0 death(s)
• 41 cases reported in Health Care Workers working in Grey Bruce

Active Outbreaks:

• 1 Facility(ies) in COVID-19 outbreak. Reported in Long-Term Care/Retirement Homes
  • Sepoy Manor in Lucknow
• 0 Facility(ies) in COVID-19 outbreak. Reported in Schools
• 0 Facility(ies) in COVID-19 outbreak. Reported in Childcare Centres

Actions Taken In the Past 24 Hours:

• Public Health has been actively engaged to support schools with ongoing updates and consultation meetings with local Boards and officials from all schools in Grey and Bruce
• 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

• Data at a provincial level specifically captures COVID-19 cases based on the geography that the client was diagnosed/tested

• Local Data as reported in the Grey Bruce Situation Report captures COVID-19 cases that require case management by the Grey Bruce Public Health Unit.