The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit reported zero deaths and three new hospitalizations related to COVID in the latest update published Feb. 14.
The health unit has reported 71 COVID-19 deaths in January and 21 in February.
There are at least 40 people from the region hospitalized because of COVID-19.
Testing has captured 322 new COVID cases in the region since Friday's update.
Provincial testing is limited to certain high-risk groups, and therefore the results are an underestimation of the true number of positive COVID cases in the community.
Since the start of the pandemic, the local health unit has confirmed 33,720 cases of COVID-19 with 31,593 of those cases recovered and 383 cases ending in death.
Since July 18, 2021, hospitalizations of Simcoe-Muskoka residents over 11 years old have included 192 fully vaccinated people, 19 partially vaccinated, and 194 unvaccinated people. Of those, 54 unvaccinated, fewer than five partially vaccinated, and 28 fully vaccinated people have been admitted to intensive care units.
In the last six months, 74 fully vaccinated people (at least two doses) and fewer than five partially vaccinated have died after contracting COVID. Over the same time period, 50 unvaccinated people have died after contracting COVID-19. All of the deaths have been people over 11 years old.
About 86 per cent of the over-11-year-old population has been fully vaccinated with two or more doses and 12 per cent of the same population group is unvaccinated. (Percentages now based on 2021 census population data.)
There are 36 active outbreaks in Simcoe-Muskoka, down from 42 on Feb. 11, including 21 in institutional settings (hospitals, long-term care, retirement homes), five in congregate settings (group homes, shelters), and 10 at child care centres.
The health unit is no longer reporting case counts associated with individual outbreaks.
Collingwood General and Marine Hospital is reporting, as of Feb. 14, there are 12 COVID-positive inpatients at the hospital. This can include people admitted because of COVID and those hospitalized for other reasons who also test positive for COVID.
Grey-Bruce
On Feb. 13, the Grey Bruce Health Unit reported one new death, 33 new COVID cases confirmed through limited testing, with 10 people from the region currently hospitalized.
Since the start of the pandemic, 30 Grey Bruce residents have died in the region and another 10 residents have died while receiving treatment outside the Grey Bruce region.
As of Feb. 13, lab testing confirmed 5,937 cases in Grey Bruce since the start of the pandemic with 5,726 recoveries.
There are five long-term care/retirement homes with active COVID outbreaks in the region including:
- Kelso Pines Retirement Home in Owen Sound
- Maple Court Retirement Home in Walkerton
- Grey Gables Long-Term Care in Markdale
- R-Villa Retirement Home - Ripley
- Central Place Retirement Home - Owen Sound
In Grey and Bruce Counties, about 50 per cent of the eligible population has received three or more doses of a COVID vaccine, and another 28 per cent of the eligible population has two doses of a vaccine. About 18 per cent of those eligible for a vaccine remain unvaccinated in the region.
