GBHU discovers case of Influenza A in Grey County
The Grey Bruce Health Unit received lab results this week confirming a case of Influenza A in a Grey County resident.
Grey Bruce Health Unit ends daily COVID-19 reports
The Grey Bruce Health Unit issued their final situation report this week.
Health unit to resume school immunization clinics
The Grey Bruce Health Unit will resume elementary school immunization clinics for routine vaccinations later this month. The decision comes as the COVID-19 pandemic situation improves and public health measures lift, the health unit noted in a news release Friday afternoon. “The Grey Bruce Health Unit is pleased to be returning to schools to offer […]
Grey, Owen Sound ending COVID-19 emergency declarations
Grey County, Owen Sound and some other local municipalities will end their COVID-19 emergency declarations Monday. The Grey Bruce Health Unit will also stop issuing daily updates about the pandemic, to coincide with the county’s decision. The county declaration, in place since March 26, 2020, will officially end at 12:01 a.m. March 14. The city’s, […]
Provincial reporting change raises COVID-19 death count in Grey-Bruce
The Grey Bruce Health Unit is reporting an increase in the number of deaths in Grey-Bruce related to COVID-19 due to a change in reporting by the province. On Tuesday, the health unit reported 52 deaths among Grey-Bruce residents, an increase of seven from a day earlier. The new figure included an additional four deaths […]
Number of Grey-Bruce COVID-19 deaths rises to 45
The Grey Bruce Health Unit reported two new COVID-19 infections Monday as public health indicators continued to trend down after the weekend. Reported cases do not accurately reflect virus transmission in the region but provide an accurate representation of the trends of transmission in the community, the health unit said. There have now been 45 […]
Grey Bruce Health Unit reports 46 COVID-19 cases over weekend
The Grey Bruce Health Unit reported 46 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend, while other key indicators in the region have remained unchanged over the past two days. The health unit reported 18 new cases of the virus on Saturday, along with 28 new cases on Sunday. While new cases do not reflect actual caseloads […]
Message from the Grey Bruce Public Health Unit
Modified recommendations on workplace COVID-19 vaccination policies The arc of the COVID-19 pandemic emergency, provincial and local epidemiological indicators and the tremendous efforts Grey-Bruce communities and partners have invested in … Continue reading Message from the Grey Bruce Public Health Unit
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Grey Bruce Health Unit revises workplace COVID-19 vaccination policies
The Grey Bruce Health Unit is modifying recommendations to employers in Grey-Bruce related to COVID-19 vaccine policies. Medical Officer of Health Dr. Ian Arra said disease transmission is still high, but is steadily decreasing at this time.
Grey Bruce Health Unit rescinds COVID-19 isolation Class Order
Grey-Bruce Medical Officer of Health Dr. Ian Arra is rescinding the Class Order, issued April 16, 2021, that contained requirements for self-isolation related to COVID-19.
COVID: infection and hospitalization trends steady in region
The Grey Bruce Health Unit reported 50 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend, though the health unit specified new cases currently only reflect infection in those eligible for testing. They do however, the health unit said, provide an accurate representation of transmission trends in the community. The seven-day average of daily new cases in Grey-Bruce […]
COVID update: workplace vaccination, self-isolation change, 43rd death
The Grey Bruce Health Unit has modified its recommendation from last July to employers to require proof of vaccination among their employees in non-essential service, due to improving pandemic indicators. Instead of recommending requiring vaccination, it’s now merely “encouraging” employee vaccination, particularly third doses, Arra said in an interview Friday. He said he didn’t know […]