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COVID-19 Update for Partners
January 27, 2022
Local Issues
Simcoe Muskoka COVID-19 Data
Local Media Updates
Provincial, National and Global COVID-19 Data
Provincial, National Updates
SMDHU Resources
Credible Sources of Information
Local Issues
COVID-19 vaccine clinics for children coming soon to select local schools
• Under the direction of the Ministry of Health and in collaboration with local school boards, the health
unit will be offering COVID-19 vaccination clinics for children in select elementary school locations
beginning the week of January 31.
• The clinics will operate during school hours for eligible students (Kindergarten to Grade 8, with
parental consent) and staff of the host school. Clinic hours will be extended into the evenings for
these same individuals, as well as for parents, families from neighbouring schools and all other
eligible community members. Information about school clinic locations, hours and consent will be
shared as details are finalized with school boards.
• We encourage parents to get their child vaccinated as soon as possible. Vaccine for 5 to 11-year-old
children is available at community clinics throughout Simcoe Muskoka by appointment or walk-in for
first and second doses. Additional vaccination options include appointments through some family
health teams and primary care providers (e.g., Barrie and Community Family Health Team (Link to on-
line booking), Couchiching Ontario Health Team Clinic (Link to on-line booking), Cottage Country
Family Health Team, Algonquin Family Health Team) and at participating pharmacies.
Walk-ins for COVID-19 vaccine available at community clinics
• While appointments are strongly encouraged, our community clinics will accept walk-ins for Simcoe
Muskoka residents if we are able to accommodate for anyone needing a first or second dose (for
those 5 years of age or older) or a booster dose for eligible individuals (at least 84 days from their
second dose).
• The Barrie COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic at 29 Sperling Drive will accept walk-ins if they are able to
accommodate for anyone needing a first or second dose (for those 12 years of age or older) or a
booster dose for eligible individuals (at least 84 days from their second dose).
Booster doses
• Getting a third or booster shot as soon as you are able will help to reduce your risk for severe illness
and chance of requiring hospitalization if you become infected with COVID-19.
1• Booster doses are available by appointment or walk-in to people who received their second dose of a
COVID-19 vaccine a least three months (84 days) ago, and:
o anyone aged 18 years and older
o 16- and 17-year-olds who are working as health care workers
o anyone who is Indigenous or is a household member of an Indigenous person.
• Appointments for the health unit’s community vaccination clinics can be booked though the COVID-
19 Vaccination Portal or by calling the Provincial Vaccine Contact Centre at 1-833-943-3900.
Previous SMDHU MOH media briefings are posted on the SMDHU Facebook page and YouTube
channel.
Simcoe Muskoka COVID-19 Data (as of January 27, 2022)
Total Active New Cases Total Current Residents 12+
Confirmed Cases Jan 16-22 Deaths Hospitalizations Vaccinated
Cases (% change from (% change from (# change from (# change from with 2 doses
previous week) previous week) previous week) previous week) (Target 90%)
31,138 4,495** 1,810* 333 61 86.5%
(+6%) (-49%) (-32%) (+22) (+19)
• Of the 61 people with COVID-19 who are currently hospitalized in Simcoe Muskoka, 7 are in
the ICU.
• There have been 732 new cases reported to the health unit for the current week.
• The rate of COVID-19 hospitalizations among the unvaccinated vaccine-eligible Simcoe
Muskoka population is 9 times higher than it is for fully vaccinated population, the rate of
COVID-19 ICU admissions is 16 times higher and the rate of deaths is 8 times higher.
• Vaccination rates for children aged 5 to 11 in Simcoe Muskoka are 46% with one dose and
9% with two doses.
• There are currently 75 active COVID-19 outbreaks in Simcoe Muskoka (16 less than a week
ago), with 38 in institutional settings and 20 in congregate settings. There are 17 outbreaks
in educational settings which is an increase from 6 on the same day last week.
More local data is available at: SMDHU COVID-19 HealthSTATS page and the COVID-19
Monitoring Dashboard.
* As of December 30, 2021 the province changed its testing strategy due to the rapid transmission of the Omicron variant of concern.
Only select groups are now eligible for PCR testing resulting in fewer confirmed cases being captured. Readers are cautioned that
the number of COVID-19 cases reported in HealthSTATS underestimates the true number of cases in the community.
** Large drop in active cases due to data cleaning.
Local Media Updates (Since January 20, 2022)
• COVID-19 vaccine clinics for kids coming to select Simcoe Muskoka schools (article)
• Booster shot blitz in Simcoe County: here's where to get your COVID-19 vaccine (article)
• Survey reveals widening gap between views of double-vaxxed and boosted people (article)
• COVID-19 outbreak declared at South Muskoka Memorial Hospital in Bracebridge (article)
• Returning to class 'not the safest option,' Lakehead students say (article)
• 'Highest numbers we’ve seen': COVID cases in Muskoka's hospitals high, but waning (article)
• Check daily absence rates for your child's Muskoka school through online tracker (article)
• Nearly 140 Simcoe County schools report ‘absenteeism’ rates in the double digits, Ontario
government says (article)
• 'The devil is in the details,' Ramara parent says of school absenteeism reporting (article)
2• Trucker convoy heading down Highway 400 from Innisfil to Vaughan in support of rally
protesting COVID-19 vaccine mandate (article)
• Simcoe-Muskoka just had its highest weekly COVID-19 death total in 1 year (article)
• School absences creeping up, but closures not imminent: health unit (article)
• COVID case count grows to more than 120 inmates at superjail, official says (article)
• Protesters weather cold to denounce COVID restrictions (article)
• COLUMN: Pandemic has people embracing outdoors like never before (article)
• No HEPA filters for Muskoka portables ... 'Teachers are encouraged to open windows' (article)
• Ontario’s medical officers of health silent on Niagara colleague’s split with Kieran Moore on
school safety (article)
• COLUMN: COVID finally catches up to Bradford editor, family (column)
Provincial, National and Global COVID-19 Data
Ontario (as of January 27, 2022)
Total Cases Active* New Cases* Total Current Residents
Cases in the last 7 days Deaths Hospitalizations 12+ Fully
(% change from (% change from (change from (change from
previous week) previous week)
Vaccinated
previous week) previous week) (target 90%)
1,016,099 54,074 38,905 11,230 3,645 89%
(-32%) (-36%) (+429) (-416) (no change)
• Areas with the highest rate of active cases per 100,000 population are: Sudbury and District
(653), Northwestern (566), Lambton (552), Thunder Bay District (546), and Algoma (524).
• In Ontario, unvaccinated individuals are now 6 times more likely to be in hospital and 11
times more likely to be a patient in the intensive care unit compared with people who are
vaccinated.
• Of those people currently in hospital with COVID-19, 56% were admitted for COVID-19
related reasons, while 82% of people in ICU with COVID-19 were admitted to ICU for
COVID-related reasons.
For more provincial data, see Ontario COVID-19 case data, Public Health Ontario Data Tool,
daily and weekly epidemiologic summaries.
* As of December 30, 2021 the province changed its testing strategy due to the rapid transmission of the Omicron variant of
concern. Only select groups are now eligible for PCR testing resulting in fewer confirmed cases being captured. Readers are
cautioned that the number of COVID-19 cases reported is an underestimate of the true number of cases in Ontario.
Canada (as of January 28, 2022)
Total Cases Active Cases New Cases Total Deaths Population 12+
(includes confirmed (% change from in the last 7 days (change from Fully Vaccinated
and probable cases) previous week) (% change from previous week)
previous week)
2,998,329 232,728* 129,469 33,373 88%
(+5.4%) (-26%) (-31%) (+1,365)
• In the last week, there was an overall decline in case numbers across Canada, however,
cases continue to increase in Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, PEI, and Nunavut.
• In the last 7 days, Canada had the 12th highest number of COVID-19 deaths in the world.
For more national data, see: COVID-19 daily epidemiology update, Canada COVID-19 Weekly
Epidemiology Report
* Due to changes in COVID-19 testing policies in many jurisdictions starting in late December 2021, case counts will
underestimate the total burden of disease.
3Global (as of 16:37 CET, January 27, 2022)
New Weekly Cases Total Deaths
Total Confirmed Cases Jan 17-23 (change from previous week)
(% change from previous week)
360,578,392 22,790,733 5,620,865
(+12%) (+60,147)
• In the last week the world experienced the highest number of weekly confirmed cases
since the beginning of the pandemic.
• In the last week the highest number of cases were reported in: United States, France,
India, Italy, Brazil, and Germany.
For more international data, see: WHO COVID-19 Disease Dashboard and WHO weekly
epidemiological and Operational Updates.
Provincial, National Updates (since January 20, 2022)
Provincial Updates
Ontario Government:
• Ontario Invests in Innovations to Help Control the Spread of COVID-19 (news release)
• Our Fight Against COVID-19 Still Needs A Strong Pandemic Partnership (statement)
• Ontario Expanding Access to COVID-19 Vaccines for Students and Education Staff
(statement)
Public Health Ontario recently updated the following:
• SARS-CoV-2 Whole Genome Sequencing in Ontario, January 18, 2022 (weekly
epidemiological summary)
• Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 Following Vaccination in Ontario: December 14, 2020 to
January 16, 2022 (enhanced epidemiological summary)
• COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake in Ontario: December 14, 2020 to January 16, 2022 (surveillance
report)
• Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFIs) for COVID-19 in Ontario: December 13,
2020 to January 16, 2022 (weekly epidemiological summary)
• COVID-19 in Long-Term Care Homes: Focus on January 2, 2022 to January 15, 2022
(enhanced epidemiological summary)
National Updates
Government of Canada:
• Chief Public Health Officer of Canada on January 21, 2022 (statement and remarks)
• Government of Canada invests in community-based projects to support COVID-19 vaccine
uptake (news release)
• Indigenous Services Canada COVID-19 update (January 20, January 27)
SMDHU Resources
Recent changes to the SMDHU website:
COVID-19 Main Page (link)
• Self-Assessment if you were exposed, have symptoms or for screening (link)
• What to do if you have symptoms of COVID-19 (link)
• Getting tested for COVID-19 (link)
• My COVID-19 PCR of rapid antigen test was positive, now what? (link)
• Do I need a negative test to return to work, school or activities? (link)
• I have been exposed to someone who has symptoms of or has COVID-19 who I don’t live
with (link)
4• Is re-infection with Omicron possible? (link)
• Long COVID (link)
Stop the Spread (link)
• Swiss cheese model graphic depicts how each public health measure acts as a layer of
protection against COVID-19
• Wearing a mask (link)
• Hunting and fishing (link)
• Planning your wedding (link)
• Attending a wedding, funeral, or other religious ceremony (link)
COVID-19 Vaccinations
• Book your vaccination (link)
o Walk-in Schedule (link)
• Proof of vaccination (link)
Going to School
• Families (link)
o Daily screening (link)
o Child with symptoms (link)
o Child with positive test (link)
o Exposure to person with COVID-19 (link)
o Rapid antigen testing (link)
• School administrators and educators (link)
o Guidance documents (link)
o Daily screening (link)
o Rapid antigen testing (link)
Operating your Business Safely and Partners and Municipalities (link)
• Guidance documents:
o Taxi and Ride Share Drivers (link)
HealthSTATS:
• SMDHU COVID-19 HealthSTATS page
SMDHU Health Connection:
• PLEASE READ BEFORE YOU CALL: Health Connection is experiencing a very high call
volume, resulting in longer than usual response times, calls being disconnected and a
response to all voicemails and emails in not guaranteed. For the most up-to-date information
see our COVID-19 webpages.
• You can contact health connection by phone (705-721-7520 or 1-877-721-7520) or email
using our online form. Health Connection hours are Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. Please only call or submit your inquiry once.
• If you have a health concern, call your health care provider or Telehealth 1-866-797-0000.
Credible Sources of Information
• Ontario Ministry of Health
• Public Health Ontario
• Centre for Effective Practice COVID-19 Resource Centre
• Government of Canada
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• World Health Organization
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