One new case of COVID-19 in Grey-Bruce on Saturday

The Grey Bruce Health Unit reported one new case of COVID-19 on Saturday.

The new case, confirmed in the 24 hours leading up to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, was reported in a resident of Southgate, bringing the total number of cases confirmed in Grey-Bruce to 91. It was the first case reported locally in almost a week, after two cases were confirmed on May 17.

The low case count in Grey-Bruce, continues as numbers continue to inch up Ontario-wide. The province reported 412 more cases on Saturday, the third straight day health officials confirmed more than 400 cases. There have been over 25,000 cases of COVID-19 reported in Ontario, including 2,048 deaths as of Saturday. A total of 19,148 cases had been resolved.

A total of 82 people have recovered, up one from Friday. There are still no deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Grey-Bruce.

There were 24 cases reported in health care workers working in Grey-Bruce on Saturday, unchanged from a day earlier, while there are no long-term care homes or retirement facilities in the two counties currently in COVID-19 outbreak.