The Grey Bruce Health Unit (GBHU) is reporting seven new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, which are located in Southgate (4), Grey Highlands, The Town of the Blue Mountains and Brockton.
The cumulative total number of COVID-19 cases in Grey and Bruce counties is now 378, with 26 confirmed-active cases.
Active cases in Grey County are currently located in Grey Highlands (5), Southgate (3), West Grey (2), Meaford (2), The Town of the Blue Mountains (2), Owen Sound (1), and Hanover (1).
GBHU has also identified 201 high-risk contacts associated with the 26 active cases.
For the second consecutive day, the health unit is reporting an additional COVID-19 case has been admitted to the hospital. Currently, three people in the region are being hospitalized due to COVID-19.
The health unit has also noted that the two indeterminate cases reported yesterday have been confirmed as false positives and will not be added to the case count.
Of GBHU’s 378 cumulative cases, 334 cases have recovered and 18 cases were referred to other health units.
Currently, there are no outbreaks in any daycares, schools or long-term care facilities in GBHU. And, GBHU continues to be one of the only health units in Ontario to have no deaths as a result of COVID-19.
The Grey-Bruce region is under yellow "protect" restrictions as part of the province's COVID-19 Response Framework.
In the yellow category of the framework, restaurants, bars, cinemas, casinos, and performing arts centres will be required to close at midnight and stop serving alcohol at 11 p.m. A maximum of six people may be seated together. Workers within two-metres of a customer not wearing a face covering (such as a server) must wear eye protection. Gyms are limited to 10 people per class and 50 people per room (for weights or exercise equipment) and the people in the room or class must be three metres apart.
According to a press release from the provincial government, public health data from each region will be reviewed weekly to determine if health units should stay where they are or be moved into a higher level.
Lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases in Grey County include - Owen Sound (71); Southgate (61); Grey Highlands (49); West Grey (22); Meaford (15); Blue Mountains (20); Hanover (15); Georgian Bluffs (2); Chatsworth (2).
