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Health officials update COVID-19 case counts in Midwestern Ontario

Huron Perth Pubic Health added eleven new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday.  There are 39 active cases including 23 variants of concern.  One person is in hospital with the novel coronavirus.

Wellington Dufferin Guelph Public Health added 107 new cases since Friday. 27 of them in Wellington County, where there are 57 active cases. Six people are in hospital, and another six COVID-19 patients are in the ICU.

The Grey Bruce Health Unit added no new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday. There are 29 active cases, 23 of them variants of concern. Four residents are hospitalized with the virus. 87,769 total doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Grey and Bruce.

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