The Simcoe-Muskoka District Health Unit has issued a special statement to all residents of the region asking them to increase their efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
So far during the pandemic, the health unit has recorded 1938 cases of COVID-19 with 52 deaths.
Today, there are 29 new cases and no new deaths.
Since the beginning of the month, there have been approximately 40 household clusters of the disease, affecting about 100 people.
Simcoe Muskoka’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Charles Gardner’s statement recommends
limiting close contact to your household (the people you live with).
Wear a face covering indoors, outdoors if physical distancing cannot be maintained, or if wearing one is required.
Dr. Gardner also recommends people in higher transmission areas should avoid travel to other areas.
“This pandemic has been extremely challenging for all us and I know that the additional actions I am asking for are difficult, particularly as we approach the holiday season,” he said. “However, the only way we are going to slow the spread of COVID-19, which will allow us to keep our communities safe and healthy and our schools, organizations and businesses open, is through our own actions as individuals and as a society.”
For more information on the special statement and letter to municipalities, see the health unit’s COVID-19 pages, or call Health Connection to speak with a public health professional weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Saturdays 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 705-721-7520 (1-877-721-7520).
Our Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Gardner has issued a Special Statement to our residents of @simcoecounty and @DistrictMuskoka. Read it here. https://t.co/OpoqTmPGGz pic.twitter.com/oBdjIxcUJz
— SMDHU (@SMDhealthunit) November 24, 2020