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Three local residents among 51 new COVID cases in region since Friday

Since the pandemic's start, health unit has confirmed 13,698 cases of COVID-19 with 13,278 of those cases recovered and 262 cases ending in death
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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 51 new COVID-19 cases since Friday, Oct. 8.

Included in the new cases reported on Tuesday, Oct. 12 are 30 unvaccinated individuals, one partially vaccinated people, and 20 fully vaccinated people.

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

  • Midland (1): One person between 45 and 64. The case is still under investigation.
  • Tay (1): One person between the ages of 65 and 79. The case is under investigation.
  • Tiny (1): One person between the ages of 45 and 64. The case is under investigation.
  • Adjala-Tosorontio (1): One person between 45 and 64. The case is linked to close contact.
  • Barrie (18): Eight youth under 18 years old, one person between 18 and 34 years old, three people between 35 and 44 years old, four people between 45 and 64 years old, one person between 65 and 79 years old, and one person over 79 years old. Five cases are linked to close-contact transmission, one case is listed as community-acquired (no known link). The rest are still under investigation. 
  • Bradford (7): Five youth under 18 years old and two people between 35 and 44 years old.Three cases are from close contact while the remaining cases are still under investigation.
  • Collingwood (2): Two people  between 45 and 64 years old. Both cases are still under investigation. 
  • Clearview (1): One person between65 and 79 years old whose case is still under investigation. 
  • Innisfil (2): One person between the ages of 18 and 34 and one person between 35 and 44 years of age. Both cases are still under investigation.
  • Orillia (4): Two youth under the age of 18 and two people between the ages of 35 and 44. One of the youth cases is outbreak-related. The remaining three cases are still under investigation. 
  • Oro Medonte (3): One person between 18 and 34, one person between 35 and 44 and one person between 45 and 64. All three cases are still under investigation. 
  • Springwater (2): One person between the ages of 18 and 34 and one between the ages of 45 and 64. One case in listed as having been community-acquired. The other is still under investigation. 

There are currently 158 active cases in the region. 

Eight people from Simcoe County, and one person from Muskoka District are hospitalized with COVID-19. 

Since the start of the pandemic, the local health unit has confirmed 13,698 cases of COVID-19 with 13,278 of those cases recovered and 262 cases ending in death. 

According to the health unit, 70.9 per cent of the population living in Simcoe-Muskoka have received both doses of vaccine and 75.3 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.

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. 12.

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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 223 219 2   Oct. 8 1,882 64.4%
Barrie 4,518 4,340 124 4 Oct. 11 2,945 80.8%
Bradford W-G 2,239 2,176 38 1 Oct. 11 5,129 78.2%
Clearview 146 139 5   Oct. 10 971 73.8%
Collingwood 275 268 3   Oct. 9 1,115 89.3%
Essa 554 544 5 2 Oct. 7 2,298 83.3%
Innisfil 1,338 1,307 19   Oct. 10 3,245 74%
Midland 219 212 6   Oct. 9 1,196 84.2%
New Tecumseth  1,651 1,614 18   Oct. 7 3,899 77.3%
Orillia 366 347 8   Oct. 9 1,083 87.6%
Oro-Medonte 250 240 5   Oct. 11 1,071 91.8%
Penetanguishene 211 202 8   Sept. 30 2,189 87.1%
Ramara 127 125 1   Sept. 25 1,215 67.6%
Severn 92 88 3   Oct. 5 613 62.9%
Springwater 314 309 2   Oct. 11 1,465 88%
Tay 133 129 3   Oct. 9 1,186 87%
Tiny 145 142 2   Oct. 11 1,080 74.7%
Wasaga Beach 309 302 5 1 Oct. 7 1,303 82.3%

~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