Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is reporting a decrease in cases today, despite one positive COVID-19 test for a Simcoe County resident.
The single new case today is a Bradford West Gwillimbury man between the ages of 18 and 34 years old. His case is listed as a close contact. Two other Bradford cases announced yesterday – a male and female in the same age group as today's case – are now also listed as close contact transmissions.
The health unit removed two cases previously reported in Barrie and reassigned them to a different health unit. This is done when an individual who is or was a confirmed case of COVID-19 moved, or when further review shows they are living outside the jurisdiction of the health unit. Barrie's total case count dipped to 198 from 200.
One of the cases removed from the Barrie list was recovered and the other was still recovering in self-isolation.
The health unit has reported 13 new cases this week, all in Simcoe County. Eight of this week's cases have been Bradford residents. There have been no new cases reported in Barrie this week.
Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has reported 657 cases of COVID-19 to date, with 626 of those cases located in Simcoe County.
There are 600 cases now recovered and 36 people have died in the region. The health unit indicates there are 21 active cases in the region – all in Simcoe County – and four of those cases are hospitalized.
In Simcoe Muskoka, the incidence rate for the coronavirus is 110.6 cases per 100,000 people in the population.
| Municipality | Total cases | Recoveries | Deaths | In Hospital | Last case reported | Incidence rate* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrie | 198 | 181 | 14 | July 23 | 132.6 | |
| Bradford W-G | 133 | 113 | 12 | July 31 | 309.5 | |
| New Tecumseth | 83 | 79 | 1 | 1 | July 29 | 200.3 |
| Innisfil | 53 | 51 | 1 | July 23 | 130.1 | |
| Orillia | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | July 30 | 53.8 |
| Collingwood | 16 | 16 | July 20 | 66.7 | ||
| Wasaga Beach | 15 | 14 | 1 | June 19 | 65.2 | |
| Clearview | 9 | 8 | 1 | July 27 | 60.9 | |
| Springwater | 15 | 14 | 1 | July 20 | 71.4 | |
| Midland | 12 | 11 | July 24 | 66.9 | ||
| Oro-Medonte | 8 | 6 | 2 | July 17 | not released | |
| Adjala-Tosorontio | 9 | 9 | June 16 | 77.2 | ||
| Essa | 17 | 16 | 1 | July 22 | 66.9 | |
| Ramara | 10 | 10 | June 23 | 96.3 | ||
| Tiny | 6 | 6 | July 16 | not released | ||
| Tay | 9 | 9 | July 23 | not released | ||
| Penetanguishene | 7 | 6 | 1 | July 23 | not released | |
| Severn | 7 | 5 | July 27 | not released |
*Incidence rate is number of cases per 100,000 people in the local population.
