The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has confirmed a new COVID-19 case in Collingwood.
A man in his 50s has been announced as a lab-confirmed case in town. He is self-isolating and the transmission source for his case is listed as under investigation.
There are also two residents in Wasaga Beach who have been confirmed positive for the virus. A woman in her 70s and a man in his 60s have both tested positive and are both self-isolating. The man’s case is community transmission, the woman’s transmission source is still under investigation.
This is the eighth case confirmed in Collingwood and four have now recovered, the rest are self-isolating.
There are now 185 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Simcoe Muskoka region residents, including 82 recoveries, 57 self-isolating, 23 isolated at Bradford Valley, 10 hospitalized patients and 12 deaths.
Collingwood Mayor Brian Saunderson is encouraging Collingwood residents to download and print a sign showing support to Collingwood’s frontline workers. You can find the poster on the town’s website here.
Collingwood Fire Chief Ross Parr said during a virtual press conference this morning he’d like to see residents checking both their smoke alarms and their carbon monoxide alarms since many people are staying home a lot more. He encouraged people to take a photo while checking their home safety alarms and post it to social media with the hashtag #makenoiseathome
“It’s important these devices are used,” said Parr this morning. “You need to look after the fire safety side of things in our homes."
Collingwood and The Blue Mountains OPP detachment commander Insp. Mary Shannon said local OPP have been issuing warnings to people trespassing on closed provincial parks and to those not practicing physical distancing, but will probably switch to enforcing those rules by issuing fines.
“We’re at the stage where we’re probably going to see some enforcement,” said Shannon. “There’s absolutely no reason any longer that people can say they don’t know what the requirements are and where they can access and what activities can be condoned.”
Ontario announced another 564 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 today, bringing the provincial total to 9,525, which includes 4,556 recoveries, and 478 deaths.
Blue Mountain Village Foundation has announced a program offering 15 grants of $1,000 to local charities and non-profits. Application information can be found here.
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