The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is reporting 16 new cases of COVID-19 in the region today, including a Tay man in his 30s.
While the Tay case is under investigation, the health unit is also reporting four new cases in Barrie that are outbreak-related. Another death is also being reported out of Barrie, which is the fourth Barrie death related to the virus reported in the last two days.
There were also three new cases in both Wasaga Beach and Collingwood with another new case in Clearview.
The four outbreak-related cases in Barrie are all women, two in their 90s, one in her 70s, and one in her 80s. There are two other cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Barrie residents including a woman in her 40s (close contact) and a woman in her 60s (community-acquired).
The final two cases include a Bradford West Gwillimbury woman in her 40s, and an Innisfil woman in her teens. The Bradford woman is a community-acquired case, and the Innisfil case is under investigation.
There have now been 344 cases of COVID-19 confirmed in the Simcoe-Muskoka region, including 175 recoveries and 25 deaths. There are seven people hospitalized.
The breakdown of cases in each municipality is as follows:
Barrie (114 cases, 54 recoveries, 7 deaths, 1 in hospital), Bradford West Gwillimbury (78 cases, 29 recoveries, 9 deaths, 3 in hospital), New Tecumseth (22 cases, 16 recoveries, 1 in hospital), Orillia (16 cases, 10 recoveries, 2 deaths), Collingwood (11 cases, 7 recoveries), Innisfil (27 cases, 12 recoveries), Springwater (6 cases, 4 recoveries, 1 death), Midland (6 cases, 5 recoveries), Wasaga Beach (11 cases, 5 recoveries, 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 (6 cases, 3 recoveries, 1 death), Ramara (3 cases, 2 recoveries), Tiny (2 cases, all recovered), Tay (2 cases), Penetanguishene (2 cases, all recovered), and Severn (3 cases) for a total of 326 cases in Simcoe County, including 160 recoveries.
There are also 18 confirmed positive cases in Muskoka, and 15 have recovered, one person from Muskoka Lakes has died.
