Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

Council met to formulate and pass a motion calling on the province to lift the local lockdown and let Collingwood businesses open up again

'Do the right thing, release the areas in compliance and low incidence, and diligently restrict the areas of non-compliance,' states Allan Bennett in an open letter to Dr. Charles Gardner

There is also a new case in Wasaga Beach and three in Clearview Township

'I’ve had 2,200 people through my building [since June] and not one case,' said Wendy McNichol, owner of Fearless Vanity Hair Salon

Three of the 13 new community clinics open today. Appointments are fully booked, but seniors and Indigenous adults can join a waitlist

Today's report includes six deaths and 939 new recoveries

Health unit asks those over 80 not to call the health unit or their doctor, instead to wait for a call to book an appointment

Green to the west, grey skies overhead, and a lot of locals seeing red

Local case numbers 'may still very much go in the wrong direction, but the fact it has declined a bit runs counter to my original decision,' says medical officer of health

Sunday's new cases are down slightly from the 1,185 reported on Saturday