The Grey Bruce Health Unit (GBHU) is reporting nine new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
The nine new cases are located in Southgate (4), Grey Highlands (2), Arran Elderslie (2), and the Town of the Blue Mountains.
The cumulative total number of COVID-19 cases in GBHU is now 353, with 36 confirmed active cases.
Active cases in Grey County are currently located in Southgate (8), Grey Highlands (7) West Grey (2), Town of the Blue Mountains (1), Hanover (1), Owen Sound (1), and Chatsworth (1).
GBHU has also identified 204 high-risk contacts associated with the 36 active cases.
The health unit has indicated there are seven additional active probable cases. An active probable case is considered to be someone who is linked to an active case and is showing symptoms, but has not received lab-confirmed test results.
The seven active probable cases are located in Chatsworth (4), Grey Highlands (1), Saugeen Shores (1), and Arran Elderslie (1).
Of the 353 cumulative cases, 300 cases have recovered and 17 cases were referred to other health units.
GBHU declared an outbreak at a long-term care facility in Bruce County on Nov. 25. Today's report indicates Golden Dawn Senior Citizen Home remains in outbreak status.
As previously reported, the health unit is also working with Gospel Light Christian School in Ceylon to address a positive COVID-19 case associated with the school.
Currently there are no outbreaks; that is, evidence of transmission from person-to-person, in any schools or childcare centres, in Grey-Bruce. No bus routes of any schools are involved with this case.
Currently, no one in the region is being hospitalized for COVID-19, and, GBHU continues to be one of the only health units in Ontario to have no deaths as a result of COVID-19.
The current Public Health Classification Level for the Grey-Bruce region is yellow or protect.
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 news 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 (55); Grey Highlands (43); West Grey (21); Meaford (13); Blue Mountains (18); Hanover (14); Georgian Bluffs (2); Chatsworth (2).