{"id":107461,"date":"2021-12-31T13:58:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-31T18:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=107461"},"modified":"2021-12-31T15:59:37","modified_gmt":"2021-12-31T20:59:37","slug":"184-new-covid-19-cases-reported-in-muskoka-in-the-past-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/184-new-covid-19-cases-reported-in-muskoka-in-the-past-week\/","title":{"rendered":"184 new COVID-19 cases reported in Muskoka in the past week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the Omicron variant continues its sweep across Ontario, Muskoka&#8217;s case rate has reached record highs.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Since Dec. 24, 184 new cases have been reported for the region: 57 in Huntsville, four in Lake of Bays, 11 in Muskoka Lakes, 59 in Bracebridge, 50 in Gravenhurst, and three in Georgian Bay. One Huntsville-area resident is in hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the new year, reported cases will not provide a complete picture of the number of people who have contracted COVID-19 due to a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/covid-19-testing-and-isolation-guidelines-updated-school-start-delayed-to-jan-5-ministry-of-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">change in guidelines by the Ministry of Health regarding who can be tested<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The province&#8217;s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Kieran Moore, announced that effective December 31, publicly funded PCR testing will be available only for high-risk individuals who are symptomatic and\/or are at risk of severe illness from COVID-19. (A full list of eligible individuals can be found&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.ontario.ca\/en\/backgrounder\/1001387\/updated-eligibility-for-pcr-testing-and-case-and-contact-management-guidance-in-ontario?utm_source=newsroom&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=%2Fen%2Frelease%2F1001386%2Fontario-updating-public-health-measures-and-guidance-in-response-to-omicron&amp;utm_term=media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a>.) Members of the general public with mild symptoms have been asked to not seek testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ministry also changed the required isolation period for those with symptoms. Individuals with COVID-19 symptoms who are vaccinated, as well as children under 12, will be required to isolate for five days following the onset of symptoms. Their household contacts are also required to isolate with them. These individuals can end isolation after five days if their symptoms are improved for at least 24 hours and all public health and safety measures, such as masking and physical distancing, are followed. Non-household contacts are required to self-monitor for ten days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Individuals who are unvaccinated, partially vaccinated or immunocompromised will be required to isolate for 10 days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While individuals who work or live in high-risk health care settings are recommended to return to work after 10 days from their last exposure or symptom onset or from their date of diagnosis, to ensure sufficient staffing levels workers will have the opportunity to return to work after isolating for seven days with negative PCR or rapid antigen test results, which will be provided by the province through the health care setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See more COVID-19 statistics for Muskoka <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/covid-19-in-muskoka-by-the-numbers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the Omicron variant continues its sweep across Ontario, Muskoka&#8217;s case rate has reached record highs. 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