The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has reported four new cases of COVID-19 today, including two Barrie residents.
A man in his 30s and a man in his 40s have both tested positive for the coronavirus. Both cases are listed under investigation.
The other two cases reported today include two New Tecumseth women, one in her 60s and the other in her 30s. The woman in her 30s acquired her case through community transmission, and the other woman’s case is under investigation.
There have been 457 cases confirmed in the Simcoe-Muskoka region, and 350 people have been reported as recovered. There have been 36 deaths in the region, and 35 of those occurred in Simcoe County.
There are now seven people from the region in hospital.
The case breakdown by municipality, according to the health unit, is as follows:
Barrie (149 cases, 112 recoveries, 14 deaths, 1 in hospital), Bradford West Gwillimbury (98 cases, 76 recoveries, 12 deaths, 1 in hospital), New Tecumseth (48 cases, 32 recoveries, 3 in hospital, one death), Orillia (17 cases, 13 recoveries, 2 deaths, one in hospital), Collingwood (15 cases, 11 recoveries), Wasaga Beach (13 cases, 10 recoveries, one death), Clearview (7 cases, 6 recoveries, one death), Innisfil (34 cases, 27 recoveries, one in hospital), Springwater (8 cases, 7 recoveries, 1 death), Midland (6 cases, all recovered), Oro-Medonte (5 cases, 3 recoveries, 2 deaths), Adjala-Tosorontio (7 cases, all recovered), Essa (11 cases, 7 recoveries, 1 death), Ramara (7 cases, 4 recoveries), Tiny (3 cases, 2 recoveries), Tay (5 cases, 3 recoveries, 1 in hospital), Penetanguishene (3 cases, all recovered), and Severn (3 cases, all recovered).
The case rate (including lab-confirmed cases only) for the Simcoe-Muskoka region is 75.1 cases per 100,000 population. The provincial average is 176.2 cases per 100,000 population.
