The region's health unit is reporting two new cases of COVID-19 and a new long-term care outbreak today.
The outbreak is at Georgian Residences retirement home in Penetanguishene. According to the Ministry of Long-Term Care, a COVID-19 outbreak must be declared if there is one positive test result in a resident or a member of staff.
There are two cases linked to the outbreak at the Penetanguishene retirement home. One reported yesterday – a woman over the age of 80 – is a resident at the facility. One reported today, a woman between 18 and 34 years old from Severn, is also linked to the outbreak.
The second case reported today is a man between 18 and 34 years old from Midland. His case is community-acquired.
The regional health unit has reported 35 new cases of COVID-19 in Simcoe County in the last ten days (July 14-24). Nearly half of the cases (16 cases) reported in the last ten days have been from Barrie.
Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has reported 647 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the region to date, with 616 of those reported in Simcoe County.
Thirty-six people have died in Simcoe County and Muskoka and the health unit has reported 573 recoveries. The incidence rate for Simcoe-Muskoka region is 108.5 cases per 100,000 people in the population.
There are 37 active cases of COVID-19 in Simcoe County including four people hospitalized, according to the health unit's July 24 epidemiological report. There is one active, hospitalized case in Muskoka District.
| Municipality | Total cases | Recoveries | Deaths | In Hospital | Last case reported | Incidence rate* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrie | 200 | 170 | 14 | July 23 | 134 | |
| Bradford W-G | 125 | 112 | 12 | July 23 | 290.9 | |
| New Tecumseth | 81 | 78 | 1 | 1 | July 20 | 195.5 |
| Innisfil | 53 | 49 | 1 | July 23 | 130.1 | |
| Orillia | 18 | 15 | 2 | July 22 | 53.8 | |
| Collingwood | 16 | 15 | July 20 | 66.7 | ||
| Wasaga Beach | 15 | 14 | 1 | June 19 | 65.2 | |
| Clearview | 8 | 7 | 1 | June 15 | not released | |
| Springwater | 15 | 14 | 1 | July 20 | 71.4 | |
| Midland | 12 | 7 | 1 | July 24 | 66.9 | |
| Oro-Medonte | 8 | 5 | 2 | July 17 | not released | |
| Adjala-Tosorontio | 9 | 9 | June 16 | 77.2 | ||
| Essa | 18 | 15 | 1 | July 23 | 66.9 | |
| Ramara | 10 | 10 | June 23 | 96.3 | ||
| Tiny | 6 | 5 | July 16 | not released | ||
| Tay | 9 | 8 | July 23 | not released | ||
| Penetanguishene | 7 | 6 | 1 | July 23 | not released | |
| Severn | 5 | 5 | July 24 | not released |
*Incidence rate is number of cases per 100,000 people in the local population.
