UPDATE FROM GREY BRUCE HEALTH UNIT FEBRUARY 5 2021

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

The Situation Report data aligns with the provincial Case and Contact Management (CCM) systems.  Click here for details.

Testing and case counts reported as of 23:59 hrs, Feb. 4, 2021:

• 7 new case(s) reported in past 24 hours in Grey Bruce: 2-Grey Highlands; 2-Huron-Kinloss; 1-Southgate; 1-Saugeen Shores; 1-Kincardine
• 662 confirmed cases
• 32 active case(s)
• 1 active probable case(s). Probable cases are not lab confirmed, but are symptomatic and are high-risk contacts of an active case.
• 88 active high-risk contacts
• 629 resolved cases
• 1 confirmed case(s) hospitalized
• 1 death
• 79 cases reported in health care workers; reports health care workers living in Grey Bruce and working both in and outside Grey Bruce.

Vaccine

The Grey Bruce Health Unit COVID-19 Vaccination Program Plan

• 800 Doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered in Grey and Bruce

Active Outbreaks:

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

• YouTube Townhall session Grey Bruce Schools and COVID-19 Update for Parents, Guardians and Students
• Media Release Grey Bruce COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery
• 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

• Provincial Testing Data
• Provincial Hospitalization Data
• Provincial Likely Source of Infection Data
• Raw Data to Download - Provincial
  • Variety of raw data for all reports generated at the provincial level