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121 new COVID cases in region since Friday

There are 13 new cases in Bradford
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 121 new COVID-19 cases and one new deaths in today's update, the first since Friday. 

The death reported today was a Barrie man between 65 and 79 years old.

There are 473 active, lab-confirmed cases in the region, most of which are in Simcoe County.

According to the health unit, 225 local cases have tested positive for the B.1.1.7 variant that originated in the UK, which is up by eight cases since last report.

There are six active cases confirmed as the B.1.1.7 strain.

Since extra testing is required to confirm variant strains, the delay in results can sometimes mean a case is recovered before it is confirmed as a variant strain. 

There are also 430 cases that have screened positive as variants (awaiting confirmatory testing to determine which variant), which is 39 more than on Friday

There are 153 active cases that have screened positive as a variant of concern.

Since the start of the pandemic, the local health unit has confirmed 6,737 cases of COVID-19 with 6,018 of those cases recovered and 190 cases ending in death. 

There are 18 people from Simcoe County hospitalized with COVID-19, which includes one new hospitalization since Friday.

The health unit has administered more than 50,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 in Simcoe Muskoka.  

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

  • Wasaga Beach (3): A woman between 45 and 64 years old, and a man and a woman between 65 and 79 years old. One case is outbreak-related and two are linked to close contact. 
  • Barrie (46): Ten youth under 18 years old, 18 people between 18 and 34 years old, eight people between 35 and 44 years old, eight people between 45 and 64 years old, one person between 65 and 79 years old and one person aged 80 years or older. Twenty cases are linked to close contact, three are outbreak-related, and four are attributed to community transmission. 
  • Springwater (4): A woman between 18 and 34 years old, a woman between 35 and 44 years old, and a man and a woman between 45 and 64 years old. Two cases are linked to close contact. 
  • Bradford West Gwillimbury (13): Six youth under 18, a man between 18 and 34 years old, two men between 35 and 44 years old, a woman and two men between 45 and 64 years old, and a man aged 80 or older. Six cases are linked to close contact and one each to community transmission and an outbreak. 
  • Innisfil (7): A woman between 18 and 34 years old, a woman between 35 and 44 years old, and a woman and four men between 45 and 64 years old.  One case is linked to close contact and one is outbreak-related.
  • Orillia (1): A woman between 18 and 34 years old whose case was community-acquired.
  • Penetanguishene (2): Two men between 35 and 44 years old.  One case is outbreak-related.
  • Midland (3): A man and two women between 45 and 64 years old. Two cases are linked to close contact. 
  • Tay (4): Two youth under 18 years old, and a man and a woman between 18 and 34 years old. Two cases are linked to close contact. 
  • Severn (4): A man between 45 and 64 years old, and two men and a woman between 65 and 79 years old. Two cases are linked to close contact. 
  • New Tecumseth (14): Three youth under 18 years old, three women between 18 and 34 years old, two women and three men between 35 and 44 years old, a man between 45 and 64 years old and two women between 65 and 79.  Six cases are linked to close contact. 
  • Essa (7): Three youth under 18 years old, a man and two women between 45 and 64 years old, and a man between 65 and 79 years old. Four cases are linked to close contact and one is community-acquired.  
  • Adjala Tosorontio (1): A man between 35 and 44 years old. 
  • There are 12 new cases in Muskoka, 11 are in Huntsville, and one in Gravenhurst.

For a list of ongoing outbreaks at institutions, long-term care and retirement homes and hospitals in the region, click here.

For more on the local trajectory of COVID-19 from the health unit, click here.

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 March 8. 

Municipality Total cases** Recoveries Deaths In Hospital Last case reported Weekly incidence rate*** Cumulative incidence rate*
Barrie 2,342 2,035 99 4 Mar. 7 64 1,569
Bradford W-G 1,030 945 28 10 Mar. 7 42 2,397
New Tecumseth  824 766 15 3 Mar. 7 41 1,988
Innisfil 569 528 5 1 Mar. 7 22 1,397
Orillia 167 142 7   Mar. 7 18 499
Collingwood 144 133 2   Mar. 2   600
Wasaga Beach 141 126 3   Mar. 7   613
Clearview 76 68 3   Mar. 4   514
Springwater 180 165 1   Mar. 6 29 857
Midland 131 118 6   Mar. 7   730
Oro-Medonte 129 117 4   Feb. 28   554
Adj-Tosorontio 106 103     Mar. 6   910
Essa 279 263 2   Mar. 7 46 1,167
Ramara 52 50     Feb. 27   501
Tiny 60 56 1   Feb. 23 61 451
Tay 88 75 2   Mar. 7 63 795
Penetanguishene 131 81 7   Mar. 6 72 1,352
Severn 48 39 2   Mar. 7 40 321

*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 incidence rate is the number of cases per 100,000 people reported for the week of Feb. 28. Where municipalities have had low or no weekly increase, no rate is included


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