The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has reported 75 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths in today's update (April 1).
The two deaths reported today include a man between 65 and 79 years old who died on March 28 and a woman over 79 years old who died on March 27.
One of the people who died was from New Tecumseth and the other was from Springwater.
There are 475 active, lab-confirmed cases in the region, most of which are in Simcoe County.
The health unit has reported 1,299 cases have screened positive and/or been confirmed with sequencing as variant cases. Of those, 231 are still active cases. Screening and sequencing tests can take several days, and sometimes results are not returned until after the individual has recovered.
Sequencing and PCR tests have confirmed 913 cases of the B.1.1.7 (variant strain that originated in the UK) in Simcoe Muskoka. There have also been 18 cases of the P.1 variant that first originated in Brazil in the region and one case of the B.1.351 strain that originated in South Africa.
Since the start of the pandemic, the local health unit has confirmed 7,768 cases of COVID-19 with 7,009 of those cases recovered and 200 cases ending in death.
There are 34 people from Simcoe County hospitalized with COVID-19, which includes three new hospitalizations since yesterday.
The health unit has administered 97,556 doses of vaccines against COVID-19 in Simcoe Muskoka, with 4,031 doses given yesterday.
There will be no public updates from the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit again until Tuesday, April 6.
The new cases reported in Simcoe County and Muskoka District today include (case transmission is under investigation unless otherwise specified):
- Midland (5): Two youth under 18 years old, one person between 18 and 34 years old, one person between 45 and 64 years old, and one person between 65 and 79 years old. Three cases are linked to close contact.
- Collingwood (4): One youth under 18, two people between 18 and 34 years old, and one person between 65 and 79 years old.
- Wasaga Beach (1): One person between 65 and 79 years old, the case is attributed to community transmission.
- Barrie (22): Five youth under 18 years old, three people between 18 and 34 years old, four people between 35 and 44 years old, seven people between 45 and 64 years old, two people between 65 and 79 years old, and one person over the age of 79 years old. Three cases are linked to close contact, two are outbreak-related.
- Springwater (2): One person between 18 and 34 years old, and one person between 45 and 64 years old.
- Innisfil (7): Two youth under 18 years old, one person between 18 and 34 years old, one person between 35 and 44 years old, and three people between 45 and 64 years old. One case is outbreak-related, two are linked to close contact, and one is attributed to community transmission.
- Bradford West Gwillimbury (17): Two youth under 18 years old, seven people between 18 and 34 years old, four people between 35 and 44 years old, two people between 45 and 64 years old, and two people between 65 and 79 years old. Nine cases are linked to close contact, two are outbreak-related, and two are attributed to community transmission.
- Orillia (1): One person between 18 and 34 years old.
- Essa (2): One person between 35 and 44 years old and one person between 45 and 64 years old. One case is linked to close contact.
- New Tecumseth (10): Four people between 18 and 34 years old, four people between 35 and 44 years old, one person between 45 and 64 years old, and one person between 65 and 79 years old.Two cases are linked to close contact and two are attributed to community transmission.
- Adjala-Tosorontio (1): One person between 18 and 34 years old whose case is attributed to community transmission.
- One case is listed with location information pending, and there are two new cases in Muskoka, one in Gravenhurst and one in Muskoka Lakes.
For a list of ongoing outbreaks at institutions, long-term care and retirement homes and hospitals in the region, click here.
For more on the local trajectory of COVID-19 from the health unit, click here.
| Municipality | Total cases** | Recoveries | Deaths | In Hospital | Last case reported | Weekly incidence rate*** | Cumulative incidence rate* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrie | 2,716 | 2,432 | 102 | 15 | Mar. 31 | 72 | 1,819 |
| Bradford W-G | 1,237 | 1,097 | 31 | 4 | Mar. 31 | 158 | 2,879 |
| New Tecumseth | 946 | 864 | 17 | 3 | Mar. 31 | 106 | 2,282 |
| Innisfil | 681 | 616 | 6 | 5 | Mar. 31 | 64 | 1,671 |
| Orillia | 179 | 158 | 7 | Mar. 31 | 15 | 535 | |
| Collingwood | 167 | 146 | 2 | Mar. 31 | 25 | 696 | |
| Wasaga Beach | 155 | 142 | 3 | 3 | Mar. 31 | 674 | |
| Clearview | 82 | 74 | 3 | 1 | Mar. 28 | 555 | |
| Springwater | 202 | 187 | 2 | Mar. 31 | 43 | 962 | |
| Midland | 157 | 140 | 6 | Mar. 31 | 28 | 875 | |
| Oro-Medonte | 137 | 129 | 4 | Mar. 30 | 588 | ||
| Adj-Tosorontio | 119 | 113 | 2 | Mar. 29 | 1,021 | ||
| Essa | 313 | 294 | 2 | Mar. 31 | 42 | 1,309 | |
| Ramara | 57 | 55 | Mar. 25 | 549 | |||
| Tiny | 60 | 59 | 1 | Mar. 3 | 458 | ||
| Tay | 94 | 88 | 2 | Mar. 28 | 849 | ||
| Penetanguishene | 151 | 107 | 7 | 1 | Mar. 28 | 62 | 1,568 |
| Severn | 52 | 48 | 2 | Mar. 26 | 347 |
*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
***Weekly incidence rate is the number of cases per 100,000 people reported for the week of Mar. 21. Where municipalities have had low or no weekly increase, no rate is included
