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13 new COVID cases in Simcoe-Muskoka region today

No local cases reported in the latest update
2020-07-28 SMDHU offices 2
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 13 new COVID-19 cases today.

Included in the new cases reported on Wednesday, Oct. 13 are 12 unvaccinated individuals and one fully vaccinated person.

The new cases reported in the region today are as follows: 

  • Barrie (4): One youth under 18 years old, one person between 35 and 44 years old, and two people between 45 and 64 years old. One case is linked to close contact transmission and the other three cases are still under investigation. 
  • Springwater (1): One person between 18 and 34 years old whose case is listed as community-acquired (no known link). 
  • Bradford (3): Two youth under 18 years old, and one person between 35 and 44 years old. One case is outbreak-related, and one is linked to travel. The third case is still under investigation. 
  • Innisfil (3): One youth under 18 years old, and two people between 18 and 34 years old. One case is listed as community-acquired (no known link), and the other two cases are still under investigation. 
  • New Tecumseth (2): One person between 18 and 34 years old and one person between 35 and 44 years old. Both cases are listed as community-acquired (no known link).

There are currently 153 active cases in the region. 

Ten people from Simcoe County are hospitalized with COVID-19. 

Since the start of the pandemic, the local health unit has confirmed 13,709 cases of COVID-19 with 13,294 of those cases recovered and 262 cases ending in death. 

According to the health unit, 71 per cent of the population living in Simcoe-Muskoka (including children) have received both doses of vaccine and 75.4 per cent have had at least one dose of a vaccine.

For more on the vaccination status of Simcoe-Muskoka cases and hospitalizations, click here.

Anyone born in 2009 or earlier living in Simcoe-Muskoka region can book their first or second dose of vaccine online via Ontario vaccine booking system. More appointments are added regularly for clinics throughout the region.

School outbreaks

There are three active outbreaks in schools in Simcoe County. 

Orchard Park Elementary School in Orillia has been in outbreak since Oct. 5, and there are nine cases associated with. the outbreak. 

St. Marie of the Incarnation elementary school in Bradford has been in outbreak since Oct. 1, and there are 20 cases associated with the outbreak. 

W.C. Little Elementary School in Barrie has been in outbreak since Sept. 28 and there are four cases linked to the school. 

Breakdown by municipality

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 Oct. 13.

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Municipality Total cases** Recoveries Deaths In Hospital Last case reported Cumulative incidence rate* % of 12+ pop. with two doses of vaccine
Adj-Tosorontio 223 220 2   Oct. 8 1,882 64.5%
Barrie 4,522 4,343 124 3 Oct. 12 2,948 81%
Bradford W-G 2,242 2,175 38 1 Oct. 12 5,136 78.3%
Clearview 146 139 5   Oct. 10 971 74%
Collingwood 275 268 3 1 Oct. 9 1,115 89.5%
Essa 554 544 5 2 Oct. 7 2,298 83.5%
Innisfil 1,341 1,309 19   Oct. 12 3,252 74.2%
Midland 218 212 6   Sept. 26 1,191 84.5%
New Tecumseth  1,653 1,622 18   Oct. 12 3,904 77.4%
Orillia 366 347 8   Oct. 9 1,083 87.7%
Oro-Medonte 250 240 5 2 Oct. 11 1,072 91.8%
Penetanguishene 211 202 8   Sept. 30 2,189 87.2%
Ramara 127 125 1   Sept. 25 1,215 67.7%
Severn 91 88 3   Oct. 3 607 63%
Springwater 315 310 2   Oct. 11 1,470 88.2%
Tay 133 129 3   Oct. 9 1,186 87.3%
Tiny 145 142 2   Oct. 11 1,080 74.9%
Wasaga Beach 309 302 5 1 Oct. 7 1,303 82.4%

~Fully-vaccinated means an individual whose second dose was 14 or more days before the onset of COVID-19 symptoms.

*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