A woman from Penetanguishene has died after contracting COVID-19 as a resident at a Penetanguishene retirement home.
The woman, who was over 80 years old, was a resident at Georgian Residences. Her case was reported on July 23, and she was hospitalized around that time.
Hers is the first COVID-related death reported in the Simcoe-Muskoka region in several weeks, and the first death reported in the Midland-Penetanguishene area.
The county run retirement residence immediatedly declared an outbreak after the positive case of the woman and a staff member, who is between 18 and 34 years old and lives in Severn.
According to Jane Sinclair, the county entity's general manager, the resident who tested positive was admitted to hospital July 2 for a lengthy period due to unrelated medical issues. Subsequently, the resident received a negative test result on July 11 in the hospital and returned to Georgian Residences on July 12.
Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has also reported five new COVID-19 cases in Simcoe County today, which is the first update from the health unit since July 31.
Today's new cases include individuals from Barrie, Bradford West Gwillimbury, New Tecumseth, Oro-Medonte, and Ramara.
The Barrie case is a man between the ages of 65 and 79 years old. He is a close contact of another known case.
The Bradford case is also a close contact and a male between the ages of 18 and 34.
There are two new travel cases today, a woman from Oro-Medonte between the ages of 45 and 64 years old and a Ramara man in the same age group.
There hasn't been a travel-related case in Ramara since March 27, and the last Oro-Medonte travel case was reported April 13. The last confirmed COVID case in Oro-Medonte was community-acquired and was reported July 17.
The final case reported today is a man from New Tecumseth between the ages of 45 and 64 years old. The transmission source for his case is currently under investigation.
Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has reported 662 cases of COVID-19 to date, with 631 of those cases located in Simcoe County.
There are 604 cases now recovered and 37 people have died in the region. The health unit indicates there are 21 active cases in the region – all in Simcoe County – and three of those cases are hospitalized.
In Simcoe-Muskoka, the incidence rate for the coronavirus is 111.4 cases per 100,000 people in the population.
-with files from Andrew Philips
| Municipality | Total cases | Recoveries | Deaths | In Hospital | Last case reported | Incidence rate* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrie | 199 | 182 | 14 | Aug. 4 | 133.3 | |
| Bradford W-G | 134 | 114 | 12 | Aug. 4 | 311.9 | |
| New Tecumseth | 84 | 79 | 1 | 1 | Aug. 4 | 202.7 |
| 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 | 12 | July 24 | 66.9 | ||
| Oro-Medonte | 9 | 6 | 2 | Aug. 4 | 38.6 | |
| Adjala-Tosorontio | 9 | 9 | June 16 | 77.2 | ||
| Essa | 17 | 16 | 1 | July 22 | 66.9 | |
| Ramara | 11 | 10 | Aug. 4 | 106 | ||
| Tiny | 6 | 6 | July 16 | not released | ||
| Tay | 9 | 9 | July 23 | not released | ||
| Penetanguishene | 7 | 6 | 1 | July 23 | not released | |
| Severn | 7 | 6 | July 27 | not released |
*Incidence rate is number of cases per 100,000 people in the local population.
