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11 new COVID cases in Simcoe-Muskoka since Friday

50 per cent of Collingwood residents are fully vaccinated
2020-07-28 SMDHU offices 3
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit offices are located on Sperling Drive in north-end Barrie. Raymond Bowe/BarrieToday

The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has reported 11 new COVID-19 cases since its last update on Friday.

The new cases are all Simcoe County residents and three have been linked to travel. 

There are 63 active cases in the region. 

Since the start of the pandemic, the local health unit has confirmed 12,300 cases of COVID-19 with 11,565 of those cases recovered and 251 cases ending in death.

There are 10 people from Simcoe County hospitalized with COVID-19 related illness, which includes two new hospitalizations since Friday.

The health unit has reported a total of 4,920 variant strain cases, with 30 of those still active. 

It can take several days to confirm a variant strain after a positive COVID-19 test result is reported to the health unit.

Today's update also includes the following information on variants of concern: 

  • 3,993 local cases have tested positive for the COVID-19 variant of concern B.1.1.7 (alpha), up one case since Friday
  • 164 cases have tested positive for the P.1 (gamma) variant of concern, no increase
  • 32 cases have tested positive for the B.1.351 (beta) variant of concern, no increase
  • 57 cases have tested positive for the B.1.617.2 (delta) variant of concern, up one case since Friday
  • 674 cases have screened positive (awaiting confirmatory testing).

To date, 396,394 Simcoe-Muskoka residents (65.6 per cent of the population) region have received their first dose of vaccination against COVID-19, and 200,214 people (33.1 per cent of the population) have received two doses.

Since June 25, the health unit has reported more than 60,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the region. 

According to the health unit, 40 per cent of the region's adult population (aged 18 and over) have received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, and another 36 per cent have received one dose. The remaining 24 per cent is unvaccinated. 

Anyone aged 12 years or older living in Simcoe-Muskoka region can book their first or second dose of vaccine online via Ontario vaccine booking system. More appointments are added regularly for clinics throughout the region.

The new cases reported in Simcoe County and Muskoka District today include (case transmission is under investigation unless otherwise specified). 

  • Clearview (1): One youth under 18 years old whose case is linked to travel.
  • Barrie (6): Two youth under 18 years old, one person between 18 and 34 years old, two people between 45 and 64 years old, and one person between 65 and 79 years old. Five cases are linked to close contact with other cases and one case is linked to travel. 
  • Orillia (1): One person between 65 and 79 years old whose case is listed as community-acquired (no known link). 
  • Bradford (2): One youth under 18 years old and one person between 18 and 34 years old whose case is associated with travel. 
  • Adjala-Tosorontio (1): One youth under 18 years old.

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 July 5). 

Municipality Total cases** Recoveries Deaths In Hospital Last case reported Cumulative incidence rate* % of adult pop. with one dose of vaccine % of adult pop. with two doses of vaccine
Adj-Tosorontio 208 195 2 1 July 4 1,755 60.6% 28.5%
Barrie 4,109 3,832 118 2 July 4 2,678 75.1% 38.5%
Bradford W-G 2,077 1,957 38 2 July 1 4,758 73.8% 41.3%
Clearview 135 124 5   July 1 898 70% 33.8%
Collingwood 238 224 3   June 10 965 85.1% 50.4%
Essa 462 441 4   June 24 1,917 76.8% 34.6%
Innisfil 1,214 1,154 18 2 July 1 2,944 68.8% 33%
Midland 198 184 6   June 4 1,082 79.5% 44.9%
New Tecumseth  1,486 1,417 18 1 June 24 3,510 71.8% 35.7%
Orillia 307 283 8 1 July 4 908 82.3% 45.5%
Oro-Medonte 215 204 5   June 14 922 87.8% 49.1%
Penetanguishene 200 181 8   July 1 2,086 83.2% 50.8%
Ramara 108 106     June 27 1,033 64.7% 34.8%
Severn 82 78 2 1 June 21 547 59.5% 32.3%
Springwater 281 271 2   June 23 1,311 82.5% 47.3%
Tay 117 112 2   June 10 1,043 82.5% 41.5%
Tiny 131 122 2   May 26 976 70.4% 41.5%
Wasaga Beach 261 242 5   June 29 1,101 78.5% 43.5%

*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


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