The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is reporting 106 new COVID-19 cases and one new death in its latest update posted Friday, Dec. 10.
The death being reported today is a Barrie resident.
The new cases reported in Simcoe County today are as follows:
- Barrie (30): Twelve youth under 18 years old, eight people between 18 and 34 years old, four people between 35 and 44 years old, one person between 45 and 64 years old, two people between 65 and 79 and three people over the age of 80. Five cases are linked to close-contact transmission, three are listed as community-acquired (no known link), and the rest are still under investigation.
- Springwater (9): Six youth under the age of 18, two people between 35 and 44 and one person between 45 and 64. Two cases are linked to close contact and the rest remain under investigation.
- Orillia (7): One youth under the age of 18, four people between 18 and 34 years old, one person between 35 and 44 and person between 45 and 64 years old One case is linked to close contact, and the rest remain under investigation
- Innisfil (6): Three youth under the age of 18, One person between 35 and 44 years old, and two people between 45 and 64 years old. One is linked to close contact and the rest remain under investigation.
- Midland (6): Two youth under the age of 18, one person between 18 and 34 years old, two people between 35 and 44 years old Two cases are listed as outbreak related and the rest are still under investigation.
- Oro-Medonte (4): Three youth under the age of 17 and one person between the ages of 65 and 79. One case is listed as community acquired (no known link) and the rest are still under investigation.
- New Tecumseth (4): One youth under the age of 18, one person between 35 and 44 and two people between the ages of 45 and 64. Two are linked to close contact and two are still under investigation.
- Tay (3): Two youth under the age of 18 and one person between 18 and 34 years old. All three case remain under investigation.
- Wasaga Beach (3): One person between 18 and 34, one person between 35 and 44 and one person between 65 and 79 years of age. Two cases are linked to close contact and the third remains under investigation.
- Bradford West Gwillimbury (3): Three people between 18 and 34. One case is listed community-acquired (no known link) and the rest are still under investigation.
- Penetanguishene (3): One person between 35 and 44 years old and two people between the age of 45 and 64. Two cases are outbreak related and the third remains under investigation.
- Essa (2): One person under the age of 18 and one person between the age of 65 and 79. One case is linked to close contact and the other is still under investigation.
- Clearview (1): One person between the ages of 18 and 34. The case is under investigation.
- Severn: (2): One person between 18 and 34 years old and one person between 35 and 44years of age. All three cases remain under investigation. One case is listed as community acquired (no known link) and the second remains under investigation.
Included in the new cases reported today are 66 unvaccinated, three partially vaccinated, and 37 fully vaccinated people.
There are currently 748 active cases in the region.
There are currently 33 people from Simcoe County and two from Muskoka Region hospitalized with with COVID-19.
Since the start of the pandemic, the local health unit has confirmed 16,513 cases of COVID-19 with 15,484 of those cases recovered and 281 cases ending in death.
More than 74 per cent of the population living in Simcoe-Muskoka (including children) have received both doses of vaccine and just over 79 per cent have had at least one dose of a vaccine.
Active Outbreaks
Current school outbreaks in Simcoe County include:
- Chris Hadfield Public School, Bradford, declared Dec. 9, five cases
- Emma King Elementary School, Barrie, declared Dec. 9, four cases
- East Oro Elementary School, Hawkestone, declared Dec. 9 three cases
- Ardagh Bluffs Public School, Barrie, declared Dec. 8, three cases
- Tay Shore Public School, Victoria Harbour, declared Dec. 8, five cases
- Algonquin Ridge, Elementary School, Barrie, declared Dec. 8, six cases
- Worsley Elementary School, Wasaga Beach, declared Dec. 8, seven cases
- Unnamed private school, Simcoe County, declared Dec. 6, seven cases
- St. Angela Merici Catholic Elementary School, Bradford, declared Dec. 6, nine cases
- St. Teresa of Calcutta Elementary School, Bradford, declared Dec. 6, two cases
- Killarney Beach Public School, Lefroy, declared Dec. 6, 12 cases
- Holly Meadows Elementary School, Barrie, declared Dec. 3, seven cases
- Marchmont Public School, Orillia, declared Dec. 3, three case
- Elmvale District High School, Elmvale, declared Dec. 2, five cases
- La Source Elementary School, Barrie, declared Dec. 2, six cases
- Willow Landing Elementary School, Barrie, declared Dec. 2, three cases (previously in outbreak from Nov. 4-10)
- Our Lady of Grace Elementary School, Angus, declared Nov. 29, three cases
- Innisdale Secondary School, Barrie, declared Nov. 29, eight cases
- Uptergrove Public School, Ramara, declared Nov. 26, five cases
- Unnamed private school, Simcoe County, declared Nov. 26, 32 cases
- Ferndale Woods Elementary School, Barrie, declared Nov. 26, nine cases
- Tosorontio Central Public School, Everett, declared Nov. 22, 16 cases
- ESC Nouvelle Alliance (secondary school), Barrie, declared Nov. 19, three cases
- Forest Hill Public School, Midhurst, declared Nov. 19, seven cases
- Trillium Woods Elementary School, Barrie, declared Nov. 18, seven cases
- Monsignor Clair Elementary School, Barrie, declared Nov. 15, eight cases
- St. Marie of the Incarnation, Bradford, declared Nov. 15, 12 cases
- Terry Fox Elementary School, Barrie, declared Nov. 10, 13 cases
Outbreaks declared over Dec. 8
- Stayner Collegiate Institute, Stayner, declared Dec. 2, two cases
- St. John Vianney Elementary School, Barrie, declared Nov. 26, nine cases
Other ongoing outbreaks reported in Simcoe County include:
- Unnamed shelter in Simcoe County, declared Dec. 9, six cases
- Unnamed shelter in Simcoe County, declared Dec. 8, four cases
- Unnamed respite/hospice in Muskoka Region, declared Dec. 6, four cases
- Two unnamed child-care facilities in Simcoe County, both declared on Dec. 2, one with three cases and one with four cases
- Waterford Retirement Residence, Barrie, declared Nov. 29, fewer than five staff cases and fewer than five resident cases
- Unnamed shelter in Simcoe County, declared Nov. 19, nine cases
- Unnamed shelter in Simcoe County, declared Nov. 2, 26 cases
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 Dec. 6
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| Municipality | Total cases** | Recoveries | Deaths | In Hospital | Last case reported | Cumulative incidence rate* | Weekly incidence rate*** | % of 12+ pop. with two doses of vaccine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adj-Tosorontio | 262 | 257 | 2 | Dec. 8 | 2,211 | 42 | 76.1% | |
| Barrie | 5,695 | 5,270 | 132 | 13 | Dec. 9 | 3,712 | 139 | 85.4% |
| Bradford W-G | 2,418 | 2,321 | 40 | 3 | Dec. 9 | 5,539 | 144 | 85.2% |
| Clearview | 183 | 168 | 5 | 3 | Dec. 9 | 1,217 | 47 | 84.3% |
| Collingwood | 318 | 300 | 4 | Dec. 7 | 1,289 | 49 | 89.3% | |
| Essa | 646 | 617 | 6 | 3 | Dec. 9 | 2,680 | 91 | 74.3% |
| Innisfil | 1,523 | 1,457 | 21 | Dec. 9 | 3,694 | 64 | 84% | |
| Midland | 275 | 242 | 6 | 2 | Dec. 9 | 1,502 | 82 | 87.3% |
| New Tecumseth | 1,754 | 1,718 | 19 | Dec. 9 | 4,143 | 45 | 79.9% | |
| Orillia | 529 | 459 | 9 | 6 | Dec. 9 | 1,565 | 160 | 89.7% |
| Oro-Medonte | 330 | 294 | 6 | 1 | Dec. 9 | 1,415 | 51 | 83.7% |
| Penetanguishene | 265 | 246 | 8 | Dec. 9 | 2,739 | 73 | 90.9% | |
| Ramara | 163 | 154 | 1 | Dec. 8 | 1,559 | 105 | 86.3% | |
| Severn | 156 | 128 | 3 | Dec. 9 | 1,040 | 127 | 84.8% | |
| Springwater | 431 | 395 | 2 | Dec. 9 | 1,011 | 75 | 91% | |
| Tay | 163 | 152 | 3 | Dec. 9 | 1,453 | 80 | 87.1% | |
| Tiny | 172 | 165 | 2 | Dec. 8 | 1,282 | 37 | 79.4% | |
| Wasaga Beach | 410 | 393 | 5 | 2 | Dec. 9 | 1,730 | 85 | 86.2% |
~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
***Weekly COVID-19 incidence rate per 100,000 by municipality for week of Nov. 28. N/A indicates fewer than five cases in a week