Last updated November 22, 2021
*Note: data may change as the health unit completes its investigations
Summary of Muskoka cases:
Cases reported in the past week:
November 21, Gravenhurst – female 18-34, under investigation
November 20, Huntsville – male 0-17, under investigation
November 20, Huntsville – male 0-17, under investigation
November 20, Huntsville – female 45-64, under investigation
November 20, Bracebridge – female 18-34, under investigation
November 20, Bracebridge – male 18-34, under investigation
November 20, Bracebridge – male 35-44, under investigation
November 20, Gravenhurst – male 45-64, under investigation
November 20, Georgian Bay – female 65-79, under investigation
November 20, Georgian Bay – male 65-79, under investigation
November 19, Bracebridge – female 0-17, under investigation
November 19, Bracebridge – female 0-17, under investigation
November 19, Bracebridge – male 0-17, under investigation
November 19, Bracebridge – male 0-17, under investigation
November 19, Bracebridge – female 35-44, under investigation
November 19, Gravenhurst – female 35-44, under investigation
November 18, Huntsville – female 0-17, outbreak related
November 18, Huntsville – female 0-17, outbreak related
November 18, Huntsville – male 0-17, outbreak related
November 18, Huntsville – male 18-34, community acquired
November 18, Bracebridge – female 0-17, outbreak related
November 18, Bracebridge – male 0-17, outbreak related
November 18, Bracebridge – female 18-34, close contact
November 18, Bracebridge – male 18-34, close contact
November 18, Bracebridge – female 35-44, close contact
November 18, Bracebridge – female 45-64, close contact
November 18, Bracebridge – male 45-64, under investigation
November 18, Bracebridge – male 45-64, under investigation
November 18, Bracebridge – female 65-79, close contact
November 18, Bracebridge – male 65-79, close contact
November 17, Bracebridge – female 18-34, close contact
November 16, Huntsville – female 0-17, outbreak related
November 16, Huntsville – female 0-17, outbreak related
November 16, Huntsville – female 0-17, close contact
November 16, Huntsville – male 0-17, outbreak related
November 16, Huntsville – male 18-34, close contact
November 16, Huntsville – female 45-64, close contact
November 16, Bracebridge – female 45-64, community acquired
Cases to date: 686
Active infections: 50 including two in hospital
Deaths: seven (three in Huntsville, one in Lake of Bays, one in Muskoka Lakes, one in Bracebridge, one in Gravenhurst)
Resolved cases: 629
Muskoka cases to date with confirmed or suspected variants of concern:
Alpha (B.1.1.7): 185
Beta (B.1.351): one
Gamma (P.1): five
Delta (B.1.617): 143
Screened positive for a mutation of interest: 27
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Cases to date by municipality:
- Huntsville: 192 (16 active including one in hospital, 173 resolved, three deceased)
- Lake of Bays: 39 (none active, 38 resolved, one deceased)
- Muskoka Lakes: 131 (none active, 130 resolved, one deceased)
- Bracebridge: 163 (27 active, 135 resolved, one deceased)
- Gravenhurst: 121 (five active including one in hospital, 115 resolved, one deceased)
- Georgian Bay: 40 (two active, 38 resolved)
Recent outbreaks
- VK Greer Public School, Port Sydney – declared Nov. 9, 2021; 10 cases as of Nov. 22
- Monck Public School, Bracebridge – declared over on Nov. 9, 2021, three cases
Immunizations
Muskoka residents age 12 and older*
- First dose: 51,319 (85.3 per cent)
- Second dose: 49,613 (82.3 per cent)
*Effective Oct. 29, the health unit changed to a more accurate method of assigning cases to a municipality (which is based on postal code, which in some rural areas span multiple municipalities)
Simcoe Muskoka residents age 12 and older
- First dose: 465,404 (77.0 per cent)
- Second dose: 448,516 (74.2 per cent)
- Third dose: 18,765 (3.1 per cent)
Cases by immunization status
**The health unit does not provide data for separate regions, but for Simcoe Muskoka as a whole.
COVID-19 case rate per 100,000 population (age 12+) as of Nov. 22:
- Fully vaccinated: 117.1
- Partially vaccinated: 258.7
- Unvaccinated or vaccinated with one dose less than 14 days: 850.6
Number of COVID-19 cases (age 12+) as of Nov. 22:
- Fully vaccinated: 503
- Partially vaccinated: 70
- Unvaccinated or vaccinated with one dose less than 14 days: 634
COVID-19 hospitalization rate per 100,000 population (age 12+) as of Nov. 22:
- Fully vaccinated: 4.7
- Partially vaccinated: NR
- Unvaccinated or vaccinated with one dose less than 14 days: 57.7
Number of COVID-19 hospitalizations (age 12+) as of Nov. 22:
- Fully vaccinated: 20
- Partially vaccinated: <5
- Unvaccinated or vaccinated with one dose less than 14 days: 43
For more information:
- Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit COVID-19 information and statistics: simcoemuskokahealth.org/Topics/COVID-19
- How to book a COVID-19 vaccine or find a walk-in clinic in Muskoka simcoemuskokahealth.org/Topics/COVID-19/Vaccine-and-Immunization
- Where and when to get tested: covid-19.ontario.ca/covid-19-test-and-testing-location-information
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