The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has reported 36 new cases of COVID-19 in the region today and one new death.
A Midland woman has died after contracting COVID-19. She was between the ages of 65 and 79 years old and a patient at Georgian Bay General Hospital. The Midland hospital is currently in outbreak with 16 confirmed cases in staff and three cases in patients.
Included on today's list of new COVID-19 cases are two Collingwood residents, one Wasaga Beach resident, 10 Barrie residents, three Bradford residents, three Innisfil resident, one Midland resident, and one Orillia resident.
The breakdown of cases provided by the health unit is as follows:
- Collingwood: one woman between 45 and 64 years old, and one man between 65 and 79 years old, both cases under investigation.
- Wasaga Beach: One man between 65 and 79 years old, transmission source is under investigation.
- Barrie: A boy and a girl under 18, two women and four men between 18 and 34 years old, and a man and a woman between 45 and 64 years old. Two cases are linked to close contact, one is linked to a workplace outbreak and the rest are still under investigation.
- Bradford West Gwillimbury: One girl under 18, one woman between 18 and 34 years old, and one man between 45 and 64 years old. All case transmission is still under investigation.
- Innisfil: One woman and two men between 45 and 64 years old. The transmission source for all three cases is under investigation.
- Orillia: One man between 18 and 34 years old whose case is linked to a congregate setting outbreak.
- Springwater: A man and a woman between 18 and 34 years old, both transmission sources under investigation.
- Midland: One woman between 35 and 44 years old whose case is linked to an institutional outbreak.
- Tiny Township: One woman between 56 and 64 years old, case transmission is under investigation.
- Penetanguishene: One man between 18 and 34 years old, case transmission is under investigation.
- New Tecumseth: One youth under 18 and one woman between 18 and 34 years old, both transmission sources still under investigation.
- Adjala-Tosorontio: One man between 35 and 44 years old whose case transmission is under investigation.
- Essa: One woman between 18 and 34 years old whose case is under investigation.
The health unit has also reported seven cases involving one woman and three men between 18 and 34 years old, and a woman and two men between 45 and 64 years old. Their case transmission and location information is still pending.
Since the weekend, the health unit has confirmed 305 new cases of COVID-19. This is the highest number of cases ever reported in Simcoe-Muskoka over the course of a week during the pandemic.
The growth rate of infections in the region is 1.8 per cent based on cases confirmed between Nov. 29 and Dec. 5. If that growth rate continues, health unit projections indicate the region could see as many as 64 cases per day by the final week of December (about 450 cases in a week).
The local has now confirmed 2,551 cases of COVID-19 with 2,111 of those cases recovered and 54 cases ending in death. There are more than 350 active, lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Simcoe County.
The health unit reports 372 active, lab-confirmed cases in the region, the majority of which are in Simcoe County. There are at least 16 people from Simcoe County hospitalized. But the health unit has noted a lag in its reporting of hospitalizations.
There have been 2,437 cases confirmed in just Simcoe County, with 2,016 of those now recovered and 53 deaths.
| Municipality | Total cases** | Recoveries | Deaths | In Hospital | Last case reported | Incidence rate* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrie ~ | 792 | 642 | 15 | 8 | Dec. 10 | 530 |
| Bradford W-G | 408 | 354 | 13 | 1 | Dec. 10 | 950 |
| New Tecumseth ~ | 402 | 354 | 12 | 1 | Dec. 10 | 970 |
| Innisfil ~ | 228 | 193 | 1 | Dec. 10 | 560 | |
| Orillia | 57 | 35 | 3 | Dec. 10 | 170 | |
| Collingwood | 38 | 29 | 1 | Dec. 10 | 158 | |
| Wasaga Beach | 44 | 36 | 1 | 1 | Dec. 10 | 191 |
| Clearview | 44 | 40 | 1 | 1 | Dec. 7 | 298 |
| Springwater | 68 | 42 | 1 | Dec. 10 | 324 | |
| Midland | 33 | 16 | 1 | 2 | Dec. 10 | 184 |
| Oro-Medonte | 44 | 30 | 2 | Dec. 9 | 189 | |
| Adjala-Tosorontio | 43 | 39 | Dec. 10 | 369 | ||
| Essa | 119 | 106 | 1 | Dec. 10 | 498 | |
| Ramara | 25 | 20 | Dec. 8 | 241 | ||
| Tiny | 22 | 18 | 1 | Dec 10 | 168 | |
| Tay | 32 | 27 | 1 | Dec. 9 | 289 | |
| Penetanguishene | 22 | 19 | 1 | Dec. 9 | 217 | |
| Severn | 16 | 15 | Dec. 3 | 107 | ||
| Georgian Bay | 9 | 9 | Nov. 24 | 319 |
~ From the health unit: December 10, three cases (Barrie, Innisfil and New Tecumseth) were removed as they were re-assigned to different Public Health Units. There were several cases re-assigned to different municipalities upon further review of the address - due to increasing volumes in cases these changes will no longer be documented on this change log.
*Incidence rate is number of cases per 100,000 people in the local population.
**Total cases includes the number of cases currently recovering at home as well as any that have recovered, died, or are in hospital
