COVID-19 test tube. (Photo from Pixabay)COVID-19 test tube. (Photo from Pixabay)
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Active COVID-19 case count slides under 10 in Grey and Bruce

Active COVID-19 cases continue to shrink in some areas of the region.

The Grey-Bruce Health Unit reported just one new case Thursday, that one in Huron-Kinloss. There are currently nine active cases. There is also one outbreak, that at Brucelea Haven in Walkerton.

In Huron and Perth, seven new cases were added to the count. Six of those were in Stratford and one in South Huron. There are currently 23 active cases. The only active outbreak is at the Seaforth Manor Retirement Home.

And in Wellington County, there were three new active cases confirmed and a total of 18 being monitored. Outbreak protocols are still being followed at Royal Terrace in Palmerston and Wellington Terrace in Fergus.

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