COVID-19: 24 additional confirmed cases in Simcoe Muskoka – Barrie | The Canadian News

The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit confirmed 24 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the total local number of cases to 13,859, including 262 deaths.

Local public health also reported nine new cases of COVID-19 variants on Thursday, bringing that total to 6,330, including 107 cases that are active.

Twelve of the new cases are in Barrie, while eight are in Innisfil.

Meanwhile, the other new cases are in Clearview, Gravenhurst, Lake of Bays, and New Tecumseth.

Six of the new cases are the result of close contact with another positive COVID-19 case, while three are acquired in the community, two are related to an outbreak and two are related to travel. The rest are under investigation.

Of the new cases, eight people are fully vaccinated, none are partially vaccinated, and 16 are not immunized.

Meanwhile, 75.8% of the region’s population has received one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, while 71.9% have received the two necessary doses.

Of the total 13,859 COVID-19 cases in the region, 97 percent, or 13,438, have recovered, while nine people are currently in hospital.

The province of Ontario reported 413 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the provincial total to 596,280 infections, including 9,827 deaths.

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