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63 new COVID cases in Simcoe-Muskoka on Thursday

No new deaths are being reported as part of the Dec. 9 update
Nikki Cole
2021-12-07 Health unit Sperling RB 2
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit offices are located on Sperling Drive in Barrie. Raymond Bowe/BarrieToday

The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has reported 63 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths in its latest update posted Dec. 9.

The new cases reported in the region today are as follows:  

  • Barrie (20): Seven youth under 13 years old, five people between 18 and 34 years old, five people between 35 and 44 years old, two people between 45 and 64 years old, and one person over the age of 80. Five cases are linked to close-contact transmission, two are outbreak-related, four are listed as community-acquired (no known link), and the rest are still under investigation. 
  • Essa (1): One person under the age of 18.  The case is listed as outbreak-related.
  • Innisfil (1): One person between 45 and 64 years old. The case is still under investigation. 
  • Bradford West Gwillimbury (5): Two youth under the age of 18, two people between 18 and 34 and one person over the age of 80.. One case is listed as being linked to close contact, one is community-acquired (no known link) and the rest are still under investigation. 
  • Midland (4): One youth under the age of 18, two people between 45 and 64 years old and  one person between the ages of 65 and 79.. Two cases are listed as being from close contact and two are still under investigation.
  • Orillia (7): One youth under the age of 18, four people between 18 and 34 years old, one person between 35 and 44 and person between 45 and 64 years old  Four are linked to close contact, one is outbreak-related, and two are listed as community acquired (no known link). 
  • Oro-Medonte (1): One person between the ages of 35 and 44. The cases are still under investigation.
  • Ramara (1): One person between 45 and 64 years old. The case is outbreak related.
  • Severn: (3): Two youth under the age of 18 and one person between 65 and 79 years of age. All three cases remain under investigation. 
  • Springwater (3): One person between 35 and 44 and two people between 45 and 64. One case is listed as community acquired and the rest remain under investigation. 
  • Tay (1): One youth under the age of 18. The case is outbreak related. 
  • Tiny (1): One youth under the age of 18. The case is still under investigation. 
  • Adjala-Tosorontio (3): One youth under the age of 18, one person between 45 and 64 years old and one person between 65 and 79. One case is outbreak related, one is listed as community acquired (no known link) and one is still under investigation. 

Included in the new cases reported today are 38 unvaccinated, four partially vaccinated, and 21 fully vaccinated people. 

There are currently 710 active cases in the region. 

There are currently 31 people from Simcoe County and one person from Muskoka District hospitalized with COVID-19. 

Since the start of the pandemic, the local health unit has confirmed 16,409 cases of COVID-19 with 15,419 of those cases recovered and 280 cases ending in death. 

More than 74 per cent of the population living in Simcoe-Muskoka (including children) have received both doses of vaccine and just over 79 per cent have had at least one dose of a vaccine.

Active Outbreaks 

Current school outbreaks in Simcoe County include: 

  • Tay Shore Public School, Victoria Harbour, declared Dec. 8, three cases
  • Algonquin Ridge, Elementary School, Barrie, declared Dec. 8, six cases
  • Worsley Elementary School, Wasaga Beach, declared Dec. 8, seven cases
  • Ardagh Bluffs Public School, Barrie, declared Dec. 8, three cases
  • St. Angela Merici Catholic Elementary School, Bradford, declared Dec. 6, nine cases
  • Killarney Beach Public School, Lefroy, declared Dec. 6, 12 cases
  • Unnamed private school, Simcoe County, declared Dec. 6, seven cases
  • St. Teresa of Calcutta Elementary School, Bradford, declared Dec. 6, two cases
  • Holly Meadows Elementary School, Barrie, declared Dec. 3, four cases
  • Marchmont Public School, Orillia, declared Dec. 3, three case
  • Elmvale District High School, Elmvale, declared Dec. 2, five cases
  • Stayner Collegiate Institute, Stayner, declared Dec. 2, two cases
  • Willow Landing Elementary School, Barrie, declared Dec. 2, three cases (previously in outbreak from Nov. 4-10)
  • La Source Elementary School, Barrie, declared Dec. 2, six cases
  • Innisdale Secondary School, Barrie, declared Nov. 29, eight cases
  • Unnamed private school, Simcoe County, declared Nov. 26, 32 cases
  • Ferndale Woods Elementary School, Barrie, declared Nov. 26, nine cases
  • Uptergrove Public School, Ramara, declared Nov. 26, five cases 
  • St. John Vianney Elementary School, Barrie, declared Nov. 26, nine cases 
  • Tosorontio Central Public School, Everett, declared Nov. 22, 16 cases
  • ESC Nouvelle Alliance (secondary school), Barrie, declared Nov. 19, three cases
  • Forest Hill Public School, Midhurst, declared Nov. 19, seven cases
  • Trillium Woods Elementary School, Barrie, declared Nov. 18, seven cases
  • St. Marie of the Incarnation, Bradford, declared Nov. 15, 12 cases
  • Monsignor Clair Elementary School, Barrie, declared Nov. 15, eight cases
  • Terry Fox Elementary School, Barrie, declared Nov. 10, 13 cases

Outbreaks declared over Dec. 7

Hewitt's Creek Public School, Barrie, declared Nov. 22, six cases

Other ongoing outbreaks reported in Simcoe County include: 

  • Unnamed shelter in Simcoe County, declared Dec. 8, four cases
  • Unnamed respite/hospice in Muskoka Region, declared Dec. 6, three cases
  • Two unnamed childcare facilities in Simcoe County, both declared on Dec. 2, one with three cases and one with four cases
  • Orillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital, declared Dec. 1, fewer than five patient cases
  • Waterford Retirement Residence, Barrie, declared Nov. 29, fewer than five staff cases and fewer than five resident cases
  • Unnamed shelter in Simcoe County, declared Nov. 19, nine cases
  • Unnamed shelter in Simcoe County, declared Nov. 2, 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. 6

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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 262 257 2   Dec. 8 2,211 42 76.1%
Barrie 5,659 5,244 131 14 Dec. 8 3,689 139 85.4%
Bradford W-G 2,414 2,316 40 2 Dec. 8 5,530 144 85.2%
Clearview 182 168 5 3 Dec. 6 1,211 47 84.3%
Collingwood 318 299 4   Dec. 7 1,289 49 89.3%
Essa 643 615 6 1 Dec. 8 2,667 91 74.3%
Innisfil 1,516 1,455 21   Dec. 8 3,677 64 84%
Midland 268 242 6 2 Dec. 8 1,464 82 87.3%
New Tecumseth  1,749 1,716 19   Dec. 5 4,131 45 79.9%
Orillia 520 452 9 6 Dec. 8 1,538 160 89.7%
Oro-Medonte 326 293 6 1 Dec. 8 1,398 51 83.7%
Penetanguishene 262 245 8   Dec. 7 2,739 73 90.9%
Ramara 163 152 1   Dec. 8 1,559 105 86.3%
Severn 157 125 3 1 Dec. 8 1,047 127 84.8%
Springwater 423 393 2   Dec. 8 1,973 75 91%
Tay 160 151 3   Dec. 8 1,427 80 87.1%
Tiny 171 164 2   Dec. 8 1,274 37 79.4%
Wasaga Beach 407 389 5 1 Dec. 7 1,717 85 86.2%

~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 Nov. 28. N/A indicates fewer than five cases in a week