The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit confirmed 16 new cases of COVID-19 in the region on Thursday, bringing the total local number of cases to 13,398, including 259 deaths.
Local public health also reported two new cases of a COVID-19 variant on Thursday, bringing that total to 5,908, including 95 cases that are active.
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Six of the new cases are in Barrie, while three are in Bradford and two are in New Tecumseth.
The rest of the new cases are in Bracebridge, Collingwood, Huntsville, Midland and Orillia.
Four of the cases are the result of close contact with another positive COVID-19 case, while three are acquired in the community. The rest are under investigation.
Of the new cases, six people are fully vaccinated, none are partially vaccinated, and 10 are not immunized.
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Meanwhile, 74% of the region’s population has received one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, while 69.5% have received the two necessary doses.
Of the total 13,398 COVID-19 cases in the region, 97 percent, or 12,978, have recovered, while five people are currently in hospital.
On Thursday, Ontario reported 677 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the provincial total to 581,908 infections, including 9,677 deaths.
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