The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is reporting 142 new COVID-19 cases in its latest update published Friday, Dec. 17.
New cases reported today include:
- Collingwood (3): One person between 35 and 44 years old, and two people between 45 and 64 years old. One case is linked to close-contact transmission and the rest are under investigation.
- Wasaga Beach (1): One person between 35 and 44 years old whose case is still under investigation.
- Barrie (63): Twelve youth under 18 years old, 15 people between 18 and 34 years old, 11 people between 35 and 44 years old, 19 people between 45 and 64 years old, five people between 65 and 79 years old, and one person over 79 years old. Three cases are outbreak-related, two cases are linked to close-contact transmission, three are listed as community-acquired (no known link), one case is linked to travel, and the rest are still under investigation.
- Springwater (11): Three youth under 18 years old, two people between 18 and 34 years old, two people between 35 and 44 years old, and two people between 45 and 64 years old, and two people between 65 and 79 years old. Two cases are outbreak-related, one is close contact, and the rest are still under investigation.
- Innisfil (11): Three youth under 18 years old, four people between 18 and 34 years old, three people between 35 and 44 years old, and one person between 45 and 64 years old. All 11 cases are still under investigation.
- Bradford (9): Two youth under 18 years old, two people between 18 and 34 years old, two people between 35 and 44 years old, one person between 45 and 64 years old, one person between 65 and 79 years old, and one person over 79 years old. One case is outbreak-related one is close contact, one is listed as community-acquired (no known link),and the rest are still under investigation.
- Orillia (7): Three people between 18 and 34 years old, one person between 35 and 44 years old, one person between 45 and 64 years old, one person between 65 and 79 years old, and one person over 79 years old. One case is outbreak-related and the rest are under investigation.
- Oro-Medonte (7): Two youth under 18 years old, one person between 18 and 34 years old, one person between 35 and 44 years old, and three people between 45 and 64 years old. One case is outbreak-related and the rest are still under investigation.
- Severn (3): One person between 18 and 34 years old and two people between 35 and 44 years old. All three cases are still under investigation.
- Midland (1): One youth under 18 years old whose case is still under investigation.
- Tay (1): One person between 18 and 34 years old whose case is still under investigation.
- Tiny (3): One youth under 18 years old and two people between 45 and 64 years old whose cases are still under investigation.
- New Tecumseth (3): One youth under 18 years old and two people between 18 and 34 years old. All three cases are still under investigation.
- Essa (4): Two people between 35 and 44 years old, one person between 45 and 64 years old and one person between 65 and 79 years old. All four cases are under investigation.
- Muskoka District (15): One in Bracebridge, one in Georgian Bay, two in Gravenhurst, 10 in Huntsville, one in Muskoka Lakes.
Included in the new cases reported today are 41 unvaccinated, six partially vaccinated, and 95 fully vaccinated people.
There are 1,080 active cases in the region.
Two people have been hospitalized since yesterday's report for a total of 24 Simcoe-Muskoka residents currently hospitalized with COVID-19.
Since the start of the pandemic, the local health unit has confirmed 17,215 cases of COVID-19 with 15,851 of those cases recovered and 284 cases ending in death.
About 75 per cent of the entire population of Simcoe-Muskoka has been fully vaccinated. Currently, 84 per cent of the population that is five years of age or older has received at least one dose of a COVID vaccine.
Active Outbreaks
Current school outbreaks in Simcoe County include:
- Barrie and Springwater
- St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School, Barrie, declared Dec. 16, one case
- Codrington Public School, Barrie, declared Dec. 15, three cases
- The Good Shepherd Catholic Elementary School, Barrie, declared Dec. 15, two cases
- Hewitt's Creek Public School, Barrie, declared Dec. 15, seven cases
- St. Monica's Elementary School, Barrie, declared Dec. 15, two cases
- Wamica Elementary School, Barrie, declared Dec. 14, two cases
- Huronia Centennial Elementary School, Elmvale, declared Dec. 13, four cases
- St. Michael the Archangel Elementary School, Barrie, declared Dec. 10, four cases
- Chris Hadfield Public School, Bradford, declared Dec. 9, six cases
- Emma King Elementary School, Barrie, declared Dec. 9, four cases
- Ardagh Bluffs Public School, Barrie, declared Dec. 8, five cases
- Algonquin Ridge, Elementary School, Barrie, declared Dec. 8, six cases
- Holly Meadows Elementary School, Barrie, declared Dec. 3, eight cases
- Elmvale District High School, Elmvale, declared Dec. 2, five cases
- La Source Elementary School, Barrie, declared Dec. 2, seven cases
- Willow Landing Elementary School, Barrie, declared Dec. 2, three cases
- Innisdale Secondary School, Barrie, declared Nov. 29, eight cases
- Forest Hill Public School, Midhurst, declared Nov. 19, 20 cases
- Trillium Woods Elementary School, Barrie, declared Nov. 18, eight cases
- Terry Fox Elementary School, Barrie, declared Nov. 10, 14 cases
- Bradford and Innisfil
- St. Charles Catholic Elementary School, Bradford, declared Dec. 15, four cases
- St. Angela Merici Catholic Elementary School, Bradford, declared Dec. 6, 10 cases
- St. Teresa of Calcutta Elementary School, Bradford, declared Dec. 6, two cases
- Killarney Beach Public School, Lefroy, declared Dec. 6, 17 cases
- Midland, Penetanguishene, Tay, Tiny
- Georgian Bay District Secondary School, Midland, declared Dec. 15, three cases
- Tay Shore Public School, Victoria Harbour, declared Dec. 8, seven cases
- Orillia, Oro-Medonte, Severn
- Orchard Park Elementary School, Orillia, declared Dec. 14, seven cases
- Notre Dame Elementary School, Orillia, declared Dec. 13, seven cases
- East Oro Elementary School, Hawkestone, declared Dec. 9, 11 cases
- Marchmont Public School, Orillia, declared Dec. 3, four case
- New Tecumseth and Essa
- Monsignor JE Ronan Elementary School, Beeton, declared Dec. 14, three cases
- Father FX O'Reilly Elementary School, Tottenham, declared Dec. 14, four cases
- Our Lady of Grace Elementary School, Angus, declared Nov. 29, eight cases
- Collingwood, Clearview, Wasaga Beach
- Worsley Elementary School, Wasaga Beach, declared Dec. 8, seven cases
- Other
- Unnamed private school, Simcoe County, declared Dec. 6, nine cases
- Unnamed private school, Simcoe County, declared Nov. 26, 33 cases
Outbreaks now declared over
- St. Joseph's High School, Barrie, three cases
Other ongoing outbreaks reported in Simcoe County include:
- Three childcare facilities, one with three cases, one with two cases, and one with five cases.
- A group home, declared Dec. 15, three cases.
- Warrington Retirement Lodge, Stayner, declared Dec. 10, fewer than five resident cases, and fewer than five staff cases.
- Four unnamed shelter in Simcoe County, one with six cases, one with seven cases, one with nine cases, and one with 26 cases.
Breakdown by municipality
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 Dec. 17.
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| Municipality | Total cases** | Recoveries | Deaths | In Hospital | Last case reported | Cumulative incidence rate* | Weekly incidence rate*** | % of 12+ pop. with two doses of vaccine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adj-Tosorontio | 268 | 260 | 2 | Dec. 15 | 2,261 | 51 | 76.5% | |
| Barrie | 5,935 | 5,401 | 133 | 11 | Dec. 16 | 3,869 | 128 | 85.7% |
| Bradford W-G | 2,472 | 2,355 | 40 | 1 | Dec. 16 | 5,663 | 80 | 85.6% |
| Clearview | 191 | 173 | 5 | 2 | Dec. 13 | 1,271 | 47 | 84.4% |
| Collingwood | 323 | 308 | 4 | Dec. 16 | 1,309 | N/A | 89.3% | |
| Essa | 668 | 629 | 6 | 2 | Dec. 16 | 2,771 | 50 | 75% |
| Innisfil | 1,592 | 1,490 | 21 | 2 | Dec. 16 | 3,861 | 114 | 84.6% |
| Midland | 295 | 255 | 6 | 1 | Dec. 16 | 1,611 | 115 | 87% |
| New Tecumseth | 1,793 | 1,727 | 19 | Dec. 16 | 4,235 | 59 | 80.2% | |
| Orillia | 578 | 495 | 10 | 1 | Dec. 16 | 1,710 | 124 | 89.4% |
| Oro-Medonte | 370 | 307 | 6 | 2 | Dec. 16 | 1,586 | 163 | 84% |
| Penetanguishene | 265 | 251 | 8 | Dec. 13 | 2,750 | N/A | 90.4% | |
| Ramara | 170 | 160 | 1 | Dec. 15 | 1,626 | N/A | 86.5% | |
| Severn | 170 | 138 | 3 | Dec. 16 | 1,134 | 113 | 85.1% | |
| Springwater | 485 | 407 | 2 | Dec. 16 | 2,263 | 149 | 91.6% | |
| Tay | 172 | 158 | 3 | Dec. 16 | 1,534 | 71 | 87.3% | |
| Tiny | 181 | 167 | 2 | Dec. 16 | 1,349 | 37 | 79.6% | |
| Wasaga Beach | 418 | 400 | 5 | 1 | Dec. 16 | 1,763 | 34 | 86.5% |
~Fully vaccinated means an individual whose second dose was 14 or more days before the onset of COVID-19 symptoms.
*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
***Weekly COVID-19 incidence rate per 100,000 by municipality for week of Dec. 5. N/A indicates fewer than five cases in a week
