The Grey Bruce Health Unit (GBHU) is reporting two new cases of COVID-19 today, located in the Blue Mountains and Huron Kinloss.
The region has seen a total of 1,350 cases. Currently, there are 12 active cases in both counties combined and the health unit is tracking 37 high-risk contacts associated with the active cases.
The region has also had a total of 393 cases of Variants of Concern (VOC), nine of which are active.
Active COVID-19 cases in Grey County are currently located in Owen Sound (1), Southgate (1), The Blue Mountains (1), Hanover (1), and the Georgian Bluffs (3).
Seven Grey-Bruce residents have died from COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic; there is currently one resident hospitalized due to the virus.
In addition, five cases have been transferred from other health unit’s to local Intensive Care Units. All five cases remain with the transferring health unit and are not reflected in local case counts.
Of GBHU’s 1,350 cumulative cases, 1,331 cases are resolved.
To-date the health unit has administered 102,898 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
According to GBHU, 64 per cent of the eligible population in Grey Bruce has received the first dose of the vaccine and 6.3 per cent have received both doses.
GBHU received a shipment of 8,190 vaccine doses on May 31, which was focused on vaccine distribution to first vaccine clients 12 and older; high-risk health care workers; First Nation/Metis Communities; immuno-compromised/pregnancy focused clinics; those with the highest and high risk health conditions; and other eligible priority groups.
Appointments can be made through the provincial on-line booking system for COVID-19 vaccinations at ontario.ca/bookvaccine.
In addition, GBHU has an app to assist Grey-Bruce residents in booking their COVID-19 vaccine appointments. The app is available free to download from Google Play and Apple Stores for all mobile devices and tablets.
Those without access to the internet can call the toll-free number 1-888-999-6488. For additional information on the health unit’s vaccine roll out program, visit the GBHU website.
