Effective January 12, 2021, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) is no longer providing details on COVID-19 cases by municipality due to the province’s decision to limit testing to only high-risk individuals. This incomplete data would not provide an accurate snapshot of transmission in the community. See below for other regional statistics.
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Last updated February 9, 2022
Percent positivity rate (for the week of Jan. 30)
The percentage of completed COVID-19 tests that are positive for the COVID-19 virus during the specified period.
Muskoka: 13.6 per cent
Simcoe County: 12.8 per cent
Ontario: 15.7 per cent
Active hospitalizations in Simcoe Muskoka (as of Feb. 9):
- 44, including 10 in ICU
- A weekly snapshot. On Feb. 9, of 44 hospitalizations:
- Eight are in Muskoka, 34 in Simcoe, two are unknown.
- 87 per cent are over 50 years.
- Six are associated with institutional outbreaks.
- 38 are sporadic cases from the community.
- 19 (43 per cent) are unvaccinated, one has had a single dose of vaccine, 20 (45 per cent) have had two doses of vaccine, and four have had three doses of vaccine.
- Two are in ICU in Muskoka, eight in Simcoe County. Five of the 10 have received two doses of vaccine.
COVID-19 deaths in Simcoe Muskoka
For the week ending Feb. 9, there were 27 deaths in Simcoe Muskoka:
- Muskoka: three
- Simcoe County: 24
- Age range: 30s to >100
- Gender: 18 men, 9 women
- 14 were associated with institutional outbreaks
Vaccination status of these individuals was not available.
There have been 378 COVID-19 deaths to date in Simcoe Muskoka.
Hospitalizations and deaths by immunization status for Simcoe Muskoka
*Includes data from the July 18, 2021 onward. Average weekly rates are shown.
For this period, the rate of COVID-19 hospitalizations among the unvaccinated population aged 12 and older is five times higher, the rate of ICU admissions is 10 times higher, and the rate of deaths is three times higher compared with those with two or more doses of vaccine.
Number of COVID-19 hospitalizations (age 12+) as of Feb. 9*:
- Fully vaccinated: 181
- Partially vaccinated: 18
- Unvaccinated or vaccinated with one dose less than 14 days: 193
COVID-19 hospitalization rate per 100,000 population (all ages) as of Feb. 9*:
- Fully vaccinated: 1.5
- Partially vaccinated: 1.56
- Unvaccinated or vaccinated with one dose less than 14 days: 8.14
Number of COVID-19 ICU admissions (age 12+) as of Feb. 9*:
- Fully vaccinated: 27
- Partially vaccinated: <5
- Unvaccinated or vaccinated with one dose less than 14 days: 54
COVID-19 ICU admission rate per 100,000 population (age 12+) as of Feb. 9*:
- Fully vaccinated: 0.22
- Partially vaccinated: NR
- Unvaccinated or vaccinated with one dose less than 14 days: 2.28
Number of COVID-19 deaths (age 12+) as of Feb. 9:*
- Fully vaccinated: 71
- Partially vaccinated: <5
- Unvaccinated or vaccinated with one dose less than 14 days: 48
COVID-19 death rate per 100,000 population (age 12+) as of Feb. 9*:
- Fully vaccinated: 0.59
- Partially vaccinated: NR
- Unvaccinated or vaccinated with one dose less than 14 days: 2.02
Immunizations
Muskoka residents age 12 and older*
- First dose: 52,202 (86.8 per cent)
- Second dose: 50,757 (84.4 per cent)
*SMDHU does not currently include 5 to 11 year-olds in its overall counts for the region. To date, 49 per cent of this age group in Muskoka have received a first dose, and 25 per cent have received a second dose.
Simcoe Muskoka residents age 5 and older
- First dose: 495,436 (86.2 per cent)
- Second dose: 471,454 (82.0 per cent)
- Third dose: 270,978 (47.1 per cent)
Active institutional outbreaks in Muskoka:
Huntsville District Memorial Hospital, declared Feb. 5, 2022
Muskoka Traditions, declared Jan. 31, 2022
Fairvern, Huntsville, declared Jan. 7, 2022
The Pines, Bracebridge, declared Dec. 31. 2022
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: 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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