Update from Grey Bruce Health Unit November 30 2020

Situation Report #258: COVID-19

Grey Bruce Health Unit | Incident Management System                                                                                           Nov. 30, 2020

Current Situation: Ontario Public Health Classification Level Yellow

Stay Calm, Stay Kind, Stay Well

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

   Testing and case counts reported as of 15:30 hrs, Nov. 30, 2020:

• 9 new case(s) reported in past 24 hours in Grey Bruce; Kincardine  - 3, Arran-Elderslie – 2,  Hanover – 1, Grey Highlands – 1, Southgate – 1,  West Grey – 1
• 336 confirmed cases to date (current cumulative total)
• 50 active case(s)
• 7 – Active Probable Cases
  • Probable cases are not lab confirmed, but high-risk contacts of an active case, and also symptomatic
• 216 High Risk Contacts associated with active cases.
• 271 recovered cases, 15 cases referred to other health units
• 0 confirmed case(s) currently hospitalized in Grey Bruce
• 0 death(s)
• 37 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
  • Golden Dawn Senior Citizen Home (Long-Term Care)
• 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.