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One new COVID case in Simcoe County today

The lone case is in Ramara, there are now 14 active cases of COVID-19 in Simcoe County
2020-07-28 SMDHU offices 2
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit offices are located on Sperling Drive in north-end Barrie. Raymond Bowe/BarrieToday

A Ramara woman is the lone new positive case of COVID-19 confirmed by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit today.

The woman is between 45 and 64 years old, and her case is reported as community-acquired. 

One case previously reported in a New Tecumseth resident has been removed from the health unit's list of cases because the individual moved to a different health unit.

Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has reported 662 cases of COVID-19 to date, with 631 of those cases located in Simcoe County. 

There are 611 cases now recovered and 37 people have died in the region. The health unit indicates there are 14 active cases in the region – all in Simcoe County – and three of those cases are hospitalized.

In Simcoe-Muskoka, the incidence rate for the coronavirus is 111.4 cases per 100,000 people in the population.

Case breakdown by municipality for Simcoe County as of Aug. 4

Municipality Total cases Recoveries Deaths In Hospital Last case reported Incidence rate*
Barrie 199 182 14   Aug. 4 133.3
Bradford W-G 134 120 12   Aug. 4 311.9
New Tecumseth 83 79 1 1 Aug. 4 200.3
Innisfil 53 51   1 July 23 130.1
Orillia 19 16 2 1 July 30 53.8
Collingwood 16 16     July 20 66.7
Wasaga Beach 15 14 1   June 19 65.2
Clearview 9 8 1   July 27 60.9
Springwater 15 14 1   July 20 71.4
Midland 12 12     July 24 66.9
Oro-Medonte 9 6 2   Aug. 4 38.6
Adjala-Tosorontio 9 9     June 16 77.2
Essa 17 16 1   July 22 66.9
Ramara 12 10     Aug. 5 115.6
Tiny 6 6     July 16 not released
Tay 9 9     July 23 not released
Penetanguishene 7 6   1 July 23 not released
Severn 7 7     July 27 not released

*Incidence rate is number of cases per 100,000 people in the local population.


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