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Nine new COVID cases reported Thursday in Simcoe County

No Orillia residents among new cases reported by health unit
2020-07-28 SMDHU offices 1
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit offices are located on Sperling Drive in north-end Barrie. Raymond Bowe/BarrieToday

The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has reported nine new COVID-19 cases in today's update (June 24).

There are 97 active cases in the region.

Since the start of the pandemic, the local health unit has confirmed 12,240 cases of COVID-19 with 11,472 of those cases recovered and 249 cases ending in death.

There are 11 people from Simcoe County hospitalized with COVID-19-related illness. There have been no new hospitalizations since Wednesday.

The health unit has reported a total of 4,879 variant strain cases, with 63 of those still active.

Today's update also includes the following information on variants of concern:

  • To date 3,981 local cases have tested positive for the COVID-19 variant of concern B.1.1.7 (alpha), up by four cases from Wednesday
  • 164 cases have tested positive for the P.1 (gamma) variant of concern, no increase
  • 32 cases have tested positive for the B.1.351 (beta) variant of concern, no increase
  • 33 cases have tested positive for the B.1.617.2 (delta) variant of concern, no increase
  • 669 cases have screened positive (awaiting confirmatory testing)

To date, 387,168 Simcoe-Muskoka residents (64 per cent of the population) have received their first dose of vaccination against COVID-19, and 120,477 people (19.9 per cent of the population) have also received a second dose.

According to the health unit, 21 per cent of the region's adult population (aged 18 and over) have received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, and 53 per cent have received one dose. The remaining 26 per cent is unvaccinated.

There are two active outbreaks in the region, and both are at group homes in Simcoe County. One outbreak involves six cases and the other involves 17 cases. Both are unchanged since Wednesday.

The new cases reported in Simcoe County and Muskoka District today are as follows (case transmission is under investigation unless otherwise specified):

  • Barrie (4): One youth under 18 years old, one person between 18 and 34 years old, and two people over 79 years old. Two cases are linked to close contact with another known case(s), and one is listed as community-acquired (no known link). 
  • Wasaga Beach (1): One person between 35 and 44 years old whose case is linked to close contact. This case was confirmed on April 16 but not previously reported.
  • Springwater (1): One person between 18 and 34 years old.
  • Bradford (1): One person between 65 and 79 years old. 
  • Midland (1): One person between 45 and 64 years old. (Confirmed on May 25 but not previously reported.)
  • Tiny (1): One person between 65 and 79 years old whose case is linked to travel. (Confirmed on March 30 but not previously reported.)

The health unit does sometimes remove a case or move them based on further investigation of location data. The chart below reflects updated totals for each municipality as reported by the health unit on June 24). 

Municipality Total cases** Recoveries Deaths In Hospital Last case reported Cumulative incidence rate* % of pop. with one dose of vaccine % of pop. with two doses of vaccine
Adj-Tosorontio 206 194 1 1 June 6 1,738 51.2% 14%
Barrie 4,091 3,802 118 3 June 23 2,667 61.7% 18.5%
Bradford W-G 2,067 1,951 38 1 June 23 4,735 60% 19.6%
Clearview 133 123 5   June 16 885 58.7% 15.7%
Collingwood 238 224 3   June 10 965 74% 25%
Essa 461 440 4   June 2 1,912 62.6% 15.1%
Innisfil 1,209 1,146 17 2 June 21 2,932 56.2% 16.2%
Midland 199 184 6   June 4 1,087 68.7% 25.3%
New Tecumseth  1,485 1,416 18 1 June 19 3,507 59.6% 17.6%
Orillia 304 277 8 1 June 15 899 70.9% 23.6%
Oro-Medonte 215 203 5   June 14 922 75.2% 23.6%
Penetanguishene 195 166 8 1 June 22 2,034 72.2% 33.5%
Ramara 106 97   1 June 22 1,014 55.8% 15.8%
Severn 82 75 2 1 June 21 547 51.3% 15%
Springwater 281 269 2   June 23 1,311 68.2% 22.8%
Tay 116 112 2   June 10 1,034 70.9% 21.6%
Tiny 131 122 2   May 26 976 62.7% 24.2%
Wasaga Beach 260 240 5   June 22 1,097 69.4% 21%

*Cumulative incidence rate is the number of cases per 100,000 people reported to date

**Total cases include the number of cases currently recovering at home as well as any that have recovered, died, or are in hospital


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