Huron Perth Public Health reported a sharp increase of COVID-19 numbers.
Huron Perth Public Health’s Medical Officer of Health Dr. Miriam Klassen said there were 27 reported cases since Saturday’s latest release.
That means the region has 54 active cases and 3 people in the hospital.
HPPH is reporting 10 cases in North Perth, 7 in Morris Turnbury, 4 in Perth East, 5 in Stratford and 1 in Huron East.
As for outbreaks, HPPH says the outbreak at the Medicine Unit at the Stratford Hospital appears to be under control and still sits at 7 staff.
There are no long-term care outbreaks, and the Cedarcroft outbreak has not seen any change since last week.
As for schools, Northside Christian School in North Perth is closed due to an outbreak, and St. Mary’s Catholic School in Listowel remains open despite an outbreak. Other area schools are reporting confirmed cases but none are in outbreak.
Full details can be found at https://www.hpph.ca/en/health-matters/covid-19-in-huron-and-perth.aspx
