There are seven new cases of COVID-19 reported in Simcoe County today.
There were 19 cases reported last week in Simcoe-Muskoka region from June 1 to 5. So far this week, there have been 25 new cases confirmed in the region.
According to the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit there are three new community-acquired cases of the coronavirus in Barrie residents, including a man in his 40s, a woman in her 70s and a girl between the ages of 10 and 19.
There are two new cases out of Springwater as well including a woman in her 30s and a girl under 10. Both are cases of close contact.
The final two cases reported today include a New Tecumseth man in his 50s and an Essa woman in her 30s, both cases are still under investigation.
As of today, the health unit has confirmed 511 cases of COVID-19 in the Simcoe-Muskoka region with 96 per cent of those cases in Simcoe County.
Twenty-one per cent of the region’s cases (107 cases) are associated with local institutional outbreaks (residents or staff) and the highest incidence rate for infection in the region is among seniors over the age of 80. There are 214 cases per 100,000 seniors over 80 in the region, and the fatality rate for seniors that age in the region is 36 per cent.
The health unit reports 428 people who have tested positive for COVID-19 have now recovered and 36 people have died.
There are now 46 active cases of COVID-19 in Simcoe County and one active case in Muskoka. The case breakdown by municipality, according to the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, is as follows:
- Barrie:164 total cases, 138 recoveries, 14 deaths. Most recent case reported June 11
- Bradford West Gwillimbury: 106 total cases, 87 recoveries, 12 deaths. Most recent case reported June 10.
- New Tecumseth: 54 total cases, 44 recoveries, two in hospital, one death. Most recent case reported June 11.
- Innisfil: 41 total cases, 34 recoveries, two in hospital. Most recent case reported June 10.
- Orillia: 17 total cases, 14 recoveries, two deaths, one in hospital. Most recent case reported May 21.
- Collingwood: 15 total cases, all recovered. Most recent case reported May 19.
- Wasaga Beach: 14 total cases, 12 recoveries, one death. Most recent case reported June 8.
- Clearview: seven total cases, six recoveries, one death. Most recent case reported May 13.
- Springwater: 12 total cases, eight recoveries, one death. Most recent case reported June 11.
- Midland: six total cases, all recovered. Most recent case reported April 29.
- Oro-Medonte: six total cases, three recoveries, two deaths. Most recent case reported June 1.
- Adjala-Tosorontio: eight total cases, seven recoveries. Most recent case reported June 8.
- Essa: 15 total cases, 12 recoveries, one death. Most recent case reported June 11.
- Ramara: seven total cases, all recovered. Most recent case reported May 22.
- Tiny: three total cases, all recovered. Most recent case reported May 14.
- Tay: five total cases, all recovered. Most recent case reported May 19.
- Penetanguishene: five total cases, four recovered. Most recent case reported June 5.
- Severn: six total cases, five recovered. Most recent case reported June 2.
