Nine new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the Simcoe-Muskoka region today.
Hospitalizations have nearly doubled since yesterday with 13 people in the region now hospitalized compared to seven reported hospitalizations yesterday.
Barrie is again seeing the greatest increase in the region with three new cases. There is another long-term care resident from Owen Hill Care Community now confirmed positive - a man in his 80s, and two long-term care staff who work at Owen Hill - a man and a woman in their 50s.
There is also a new community-acquired case out of Innisfil, this one a man in his 60s.
A boy younger than ten has tested positive for the coronavirus in Bradford West Gwillimbury; his case is under investigation.
In Essa there is a new travel case, the first in the region since April 27, in a man in his 60s.
The remaining three cases reported today include a woman in her 50s from Ramara (community-acquired), a man in his 30s from New Tecumseth, and a woman in her 20s whose location is pending. The latter two are listed as under investigation and no transmission source is yet specified.
There have now been 353 cases of COVID-19 confirmed in the Simcoe-Muskoka region, including 178 recoveries and 25 deaths. There are 13 people hospitalized.
The breakdown of cases in each municipality is as follows:
Barrie (117 cases, 56 recoveries, 7 deaths, 1 in hospital), Bradford West Gwillimbury (79 cases, 29 recoveries, 10 deaths, 3 in hospital), New Tecumseth (23 cases, 17 recoveries, 2 in hospital), Orillia (15 cases, 10 recoveries, 2 deaths), Collingwood (11 cases, 7 recoveries, 2 in hospital), Innisfil (28 cases, 12 recoveries, 1 in hospital), Springwater (6 cases, 4 recoveries, 1 death), Midland (6 cases, 5 recoveries), Wasaga Beach (11 cases, 5 recoveries, 1 in hospital, 1 death), Oro-Medonte (5 cases, 2 recoveries, 2 deaths, 1 in hospital), Adjala-Tosorontio (7 cases, 5 recoveries), Clearview (6 cases, 2 recoveries, 1 in hospital), Essa (7 cases, 3 recoveries, 1 death), Ramara (4 cases, 2 recoveries), Tiny (2 cases, all recovered), Tay (2 cases), Penetanguishene (2 cases, all recovered), and Severn (3 cases) for a total of 334 cases in Simcoe County, including 163 recoveries.
There are also 18 confirmed positive cases in Muskoka, and 15 have recovered; one person from Muskoka Lakes has died.
The case rate (including lab-confirmed cases only) for Simcoe-Muskoka region is 57.7 cases per 100,000 population. The provincial average is 128.6 cases per 100,000 population.
