The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit reported one death and two new hospitalizations related to COVID in the latest update published Feb. 11.
A woman over 79 years old from Simcoe County died on Feb. 7 after contracting COVID-19.
The health unit has reported 71 COVID-19 deaths in January and 21 in February.
There are at least 37 people from the region hospitalized because of COVID-19.
While provincial testing guidelines prioritize testing for Indigenous people, hospitalized patients and people living and working in high-risk congregate care settings, the health unit is reporting 175 new cases.
Since the start of the pandemic, the local health unit has confirmed 33,402 cases of COVID-19 with 31,248 of those cases recovered and 383 cases ending in death.
The health unit reported about 75 per cent of ICU beds, 90 per cent of acute care beds, and 48 per cent of ventilator beds are currently occupied. Capacity levels include all beds at hospitals in Simcoe County and Muskoka District and all patients, including those who are hospitalized for a reason other than COVID-19.
Since July 18, 2021, hospitalizations of Simcoe-Muskoka residents over 11 years old have included 188 fully vaccinated people, 19 partially vaccinated, and 192 unvaccinated people. Of those, 53 unvaccinated, fewer than five partially vaccinated, and 28 fully vaccinated people have been admitted to intensive care units.
In the last six months, 74 fully vaccinated people (at least two doses) and fewer than five partially vaccinated have died after contracting COVID. Over the same time period, 50 unvaccinated people have died after contracting COVID-19. All of the deaths have been people over 11 years old.
About 87 per cent of the over-11-year-old population has been fully vaccinated with two or more doses and 11 per cent of the same population group is unvaccinated.
There are 42 active outbreaks in Simcoe-Muskoka, down from 54 on Feb. 1, including 22 in institutional settings (hospitals, long-term care, retirement homes), seven in congregate settings (group homes, shelters), and 13 at childcare centres.
