Five more people from the Simcoe-Muskoka region have died after contracting COVID-19 and nine people have been hospitalized , according to the latest update from the local health unit posted Jan. 25.
Three women and one man over 79 years old, all from Simcoe County, died after contracting COVID. Two of the cases were considered sporadic and two were linked to outbreaks. The four seniors died between Jan.17 and Jan. 24.
One woman between 65 and 79 years old, also from Simcoe County, died on Jan. 22 after contracting COVID. Her case was considered sporadic (not linked to an outbreak).
In the last six months, 24 fully vaccinated people, fewer than five partially vaccinated people, and 42 unvaccinated people from Simcoe-Muskoka have died after contracting COVID-19.
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has reported 55 people from the region are hospitalized because of COVID-19, which includes nine new hospitalizations since yesterday.
Since July 18, 2021, hospitalizations of Simcoe-Muskoka residents over 12 years old have included 92 fully vaccinated people, 14 partially vaccinated, and 177 unvaccinated people. Of those, 45 unvaccinated and 13 fully vaccinated people have been admitted to intensive care units.
While provincial testing guidelines prioritize testing for people living and working in high-risk congregate care settings and hospitalized patients, and test results are delayed by several days, the health unit is reporting 325 new cases today.
Among the cases reported today are 98 unvaccinated people, 14 partially vaccinated people, and 148 fully vaccinated people.
Since the start of the pandemic, the local health unit has confirmed 30,530 cases of COVID-19 with 26,469 of those cases recovered and 327 cases ending in death.
About 14 per cent of the region's population over five years old is unvaccinated, and 43 per cent has three doses of a vaccine against COVID. Another 37 per cent of the population has two doses and about five per cent has one dose.
There are 82 active outbreaks in Simcoe-Muskoka, including 39 in institutional settings (hospitals, long-term care, retirement homes), 31 in congregate settings (group homes, shelters), and 12 at child care centres.
