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Simcoe Muskoka sees dramatic spike with 25 new cases of COVID-19 today

There is one new case in Wasaga Beach
2018-07-27 Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit RB
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit office on Sperling Drive in Barrie. Raymond Bowe/BarrieToday

Today the health unit is reporting one of the highest increases of daily cases to date with 25 confirmed COVID-19 cases reported in Simcoe County and Muskoka.

The report comes just two days after the health unit reported a zero-case increase day (June 17).

Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is reporting nine new cases connected to a workplace outbreak, eight are from New Tecumseth and one is from Innisfil. All are men between the ages of 20 and 50.

There’s a new case in Wasaga Beach, the first reported since June 8 and the 15th case confirmed in the municipality. The case is a woman in her 20s and the transmission source is under investigation.

There seven new cases being reported out of Barrie today, all of them community acquired. The new cases include a man in his 20s, a man in his 40s, a man in his 50s, three men in their 60s, and a woman in her 40s.

There is a new case out of Bradford West-Gwillimbury, a woman in her 30s, where the transmission was close contact with another case.

In addition to the workplace-related cases, there are four more cases out of New Tecumseth, all close contact, and including a man and woman in their 70s, a man in his 20s and a woman in her 30s.

The final cases reported today include an Essa man in his 50s, a Muskoka Lakes girl between the ages of 10 and 19, and a Lake of Bays man in his 70s.

There have now been 553 cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Simcoe County and Muskoka District, and 452 of those have now recovered. There have been 36 deaths linked to COVID-19 in the region.

There have been 20 local cases associated with workplace outbreaks, two of those locations are within Simcoe County and two are in other jurisdictions where Simcoe County residents are working.

There are now 62 active cases of COVID-19 in Simcoe County and three active cases in Muskoka District.

Case breakdown by municipality

Municipality Total cases Recoveries Deaths Hospitalized Last case reported
Barrie 171 143 14   June 19
Bradford W-G 117 92 12 1 June 19
New Tecumseth 67 49 1 2 June 19
Innisfil 43 37   1 June 19
Orillia 17 14 2 1 May 21
Collingwood 15 15     May 19
Wasaga Beach 15 13 1   June 19
Clearview 8 6 1   June 15
Springwater 12 8 1   June 11
Midland 6 6     April 29
Oro-Medonte 6 4 2   June 1
Adjala-Tosorontio 9 7     June 16
Essa 15 13 1   June 19
Ramara 8 7     June 15
Tiny 3 3     May 14
Tay 5 5     May 19
Penetanguishene 6 5     June 12
Severn 7 6   1 June 18

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