The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has reported 35 new COVID-19 cases in its latest update published Sept. 10.
Included in the new cases are 26 unvaccinated individuals, two partially vaccinated people, and seven fully vaccinated people.
The new cases reported today are as follows:
- Collingwood (3): One youth under 18 years old, one person between 18 and 34 years old, and one person between 35 and 44 years old. One case is listed as community-acquired (no known link) and the other two are still under investigation.
- Wasaga Beach (3): One youth under 18 years old, one person between 18 and 34 years old, and one person between 45 and 64 years old. One case is listed as community-acquired (no known link). The other two cases are still under investigation.
- Barrie (6): One youth under 18 years old, four people between 18 and 34 years old, and one person between 35 and 44 years old. Five cases are linked to close contact transmission and one case is still under investigation.
- Innisfil (1): One person between 18 and 35 years old whose case is linked to close contact transmission.
- Bradford (3): One youth under 18 years old, one person between 18 and 34 years old, and one person between 65 and 79 years old. One case is listed as community-acquired (no known link), and the other two are under investigation.
- Orillia (4): Two people between 18 and 34 years old and two people between 35 and 44 years old. Three cases are listed as community-acquired (no known link) and one is still under investigation.
- Ramara (1): One person between 18 and 34 years old whose case is listed as community-acquired (no known link).
- Oro-Medonte (3): Two youth under 18 years old, and one person between 45 and 64 years old. One case is listed as close contact transmission and the other two are still under investigation.
- Tay (2): One person between 18 and 34 years old and one person between 45 and 64 years old. One case is linked to close contact transmission and the other is under investigation.
- Essa (1): One person between 18 and 34 years old whose case is still under investigation.
- New Tecumseth (5): One youth under 18 years old, one person between 18 and 34 years old, three people between 45 and 64 years old. Two cases are listed as community-acquired (no known link) and the rest are still under investigation.
- Adjala-Tosorontio (1): One person between 45 and 64 years old whose case is listed as community-acquired.
- Muskoka District (2): One person from Muskoka Lakes, and one person from Lake of Bays.
There are currently 270 active cases in the region.
Thirteen people from Simcoe County and one person from Muskoka District are hospitalized with COVID-19.
Since the start of the pandemic, the local health unit has confirmed 13,130 cases of COVID-19 with 12,604 of those cases recovered and 256 cases ending in death.
The health unit has confirmed 5,652 of the region's cases were variant strains. There are 190 lab-confirmed variant cases still active.
The variant case breakdown includes:
4,008 alpha cases,
168 gamma cases,
34 beta cases,
781 delta cases,
and 661 cases have screened positive and are awaiting further testing.
According to the health unit, 76 per cent of the population 12 years and older living in Simcoe-Muskoka have received both doses of vaccine and another seven per cent have had their first vaccine dose.
Approximately 27 per cent of the total population of Simcoe-Muskoka (including children) is unvaccinated and 67 per cent is fully vaccinated.
For more on the vaccination status of Simcoe-Muskoka cases and hospitalizations, click here.
Anyone born in 2009 or earlier 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 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 Sept. 9.
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| Municipality | Total cases** | Recoveries | Deaths | In Hospital | Last case reported | Cumulative incidence rate* | % of 12+ pop. with two doses of vaccine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adj-Tosorontio | 215 | 210 | 2 | Sept. 9 | 1,814 | 60.5% | |
| Barrie | 4,348 | 4,156 | 121 | 3 | Sept. 9 | 2,834 | 75.3% |
| Bradford W-G | 2,158 | 2,099 | 38 | 1 | Sept. 9 | 4,943 | 73% |
| Clearview | 143 | 137 | 5 | Sept. 7 | 951 | 69.4% | |
| Collingwood | 257 | 247 | 3 | Sept. 9 | 1,042 | 85.3% | |
| Essa | 528 | 500 | 4 | 1 | Sept. 9 | 2,190 | 77.3% |
| Innisfil | 1,294 | 1,252 | 18 | 2 | Sept. 9 | 3,138 | 69.2% |
| Midland | 208 | 199 | 6 | Sept. 7 | 1,136 | 79.8% | |
| New Tecumseth | 1,574 | 1,524 | 18 | 4 | Sept. 9 | 3,718 | 72.3% |
| Orillia | 348 | 328 | 8 | Sept. 9 | 1,029 | 82.4% | |
| Oro-Medonte | 239 | 225 | 5 | Sept. 9 | 1,025 | 87.6% | |
| Penetanguishene | 204 | 196 | 8 | Sept. 2 | 2,117 | 83.1% | |
| Ramara | 115 | 112 | 1 | Sept. 9 | 1,100 | 64.4% | |
| Severn | 91 | 86 | 3 | Sept. 3 | 607 | 59.4% | |
| Springwater | 303 | 295 | 2 | Sept. 5 | 1,414 | 83.3% | |
| Tay | 126 | 119 | 2 | Sept. 9 | 1,123 | 82.3% | |
| Tiny | 137 | 133 | 2 | Sept. 4 | 1,028 | 71.2% | |
| Wasaga Beach | 296 | 276 | 5 | 2 | Sept. 9 | 1,240 | 78.4% |
~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
