BARRIE, ONT. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) reports 56 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, for a total of 322 so far this week. There are 942 active cases across the region, with 29 infected people in hospitals, a 35 per cent increase over the holiday period. ICU bed occupancy across Simcoe Muskoka sits at 67 per cent. We have resources that are stretched now, says Collingwood General and Marine Hospital s Dr. Michael Lisi. We had to open up our alternate health facility just to keep up with demand for our beds. We are particularly concerned about the number of new cases being diagnosed through our COVID assessment centre in the community because every increase in those numbers is going to result in more hospital and ICU admissions in January.
BARRIE The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) reports 74 new cases Thursday, for a total of 392 cases this week. This week’s case total also includes December 25th and December 26th. There are currently 998 active cases across the region with 33 infected people in hospital. According to the Health Unit, a male from Simcoe County 65 to 79 years-old has died from the virus at Georgian Bay General Hospital and a male ranging in age from 45 to 64 from Muskoka has also passed away. The Muskoka resident was being cared for at Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre when he died. Most COVID-19 cases in Simcoe Muskoka are from the Barrie and South Simcoe areas and nearly one-third of all active cases are among young adults 18-34 years.
COLLINGWOOD, ONT. COVID-19 didn t take a holiday in Simcoe Muskoka, with several outbreaks in several institutional settings across the region. In Midland, Georgian Bay General Hospital (GBGH) has 10 infected patients amid the outbreak that has been ongoing since Dec. 4. It s been confined to inpatient units, and now the only inpatient units [that] remain in outbreak are 2 North and 1 North, said Gail Hunt GBGH, president and CEO. While the hospital works to bring the virus under control, people lined up outside the COVID-19 Immunization Clinic in Barrie, where vaccinations continued throughout the holidays. A spokesperson for the health unit reports that locally 575 people had been vaccinated.
BARRIE, ONT. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit reports an alarming 269 new positive COVID-19 cases, 76 of those in Barrie. The numbers listed Tuesday reflect positive tests since Friday. The region s death toll is on the rise as the health unit reports two more people have lost their lives with COVID-19. There are currently 895 active cases, including 28 who are hospitalized. The SMDHU s website states the increase in case levels are twice the province s red level and that our ability to control case growth is still precarious. Modelling indicates area hospitals could become overwhelmed as cases surge. Under all scenarios, ICU occupancy will be above 300 beds within 10 days. Worst-case scenarios show occupancy above 1,500 beds by mid-January, SMDHU states.
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