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Three new COVID cases in Simcoe County today

An Orillia resident who had been hospitalized for weeks is now reported recovered
2018-07-27 Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit RB
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit office on Sperling Drive in Barrie. Raymond Bowe/BarrieToday

The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has reported three new cases of COVID-19 in Simcoe County today. 

A Bradford West-Gwillimbury man in his 40s is a confirmed case, though the transmission source for his case is still under investigation. 

In New Tecumseth, a man in his 30s and a woman in her 20s have tested positive for the coronavirus. Both are close contacts of a known case or cases. 

In Orillia, a patient who has been hospitalized for several weeks has now recovered, leaving one case remaining in Orillia, and the individual is recovering at home.

Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has confirmed 592 cases of the coronavirus in the region to-date, and reported 474 of those cases as recovered. There have been 36 deaths linked to COVID in the region since March.

There are 82 active cases of COVID-19 in the region (77 in Simcoe County), including four people who have been hospitalized with the virus.

The average incidence rate for the province of Ontario is 230.9 cases per 100,000 people, and the rate for Simcoe County is 107.3 cases per 100,000 people. 

Case breakdown by municipality for Simcoe County as of June 23

Municipality  Total cases   Recoveries   Deaths   In Hospital   Last case reported   Incidence rate* 
Barrie 181 146 14   June 25 121.2
Bradford W-G 123 99 12   June 26 283.9
New Tecumseth 75 51 1 2 June 26 181
Innisfil 48 39   1 June 25 117.8
Orillia 18 15 2   June 23 53.8
Collingwood 15 15     May 19 62.5
Wasaga Beach 15 13 1   June 19 65.2
Clearview 8 6 1   June 15 not released
Springwater 13 11 1   June 22 61.9
Midland 6 6     April 29 not released
Oro-Medonte 6 4 2   June 1 not released
Adjala-Tosorontio 9 8     June 16 77.2
Essa 15 13 1   June 19 62.7
Ramara 10 7     June 23 96.3
Tiny 4 4     June 22 not released
Tay 5 5     May 19 not released
Penetanguishene 6 6     June 12 not released
Severn 10 7   1 June 23 66.8

*Incidence rate is the number of cases per 100,000 of the population for that municipality


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