Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

Ontario reports 1,859 new COVID cases today, another record

Twenty people have died from the virus in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 3,757 since the pandemic began

Dec 5, 2020 10:52 AM Read more >

Alarm bells: Pandemic has nurses, PSWs suffering high COVID infection rate, job stress

Frontline health-care workers being told they cannot refuse work that might put them in danger

Dec 4, 2020 3:30 PM Read more >

Two new outbreaks in Simcoe County schools declared by health unit

Banting and Nantyr Shores have both been listed in outbreak as of Friday afternoon

Dec 4, 2020 2:44 PM Read more >

Two local residents among 33 new COVID cases in Simcoe-Muskoka today

One Innisfil case remains under investigation while the other is listed as part of an out-of-jurisdiction workplace outbreak

Dec 4, 2020 1:50 PM Read more >

Two new COVID cases in Barrie, Innisfil schools; outbreak declared at Steele Street

New cases at Bear Creek Secondary School and Lake Simcoe Public School today

Dec 4, 2020 11:10 AM Read more >

Province reports 1,780 new COVID cases today

About 68% of the new cases are from the GTA; There are 25 more deaths related to the coronavirus reported over the past 24 hours

Dec 4, 2020 10:39 AM Read more >

Timing of Compassionate Care Act 'could not be better,' says Matthews House chair

Palliative care bill passed on December 2

Dec 3, 2020 7:00 PM Read more >

Health unit reports 42 new COVID cases in Simcoe-Muskoka today

Health unit reporting 8 new cases in Innisfil today

Dec 3, 2020 1:34 PM Read more >

Province reports 1,824 new COVID cases today

About 64% of the new cases are from the GTA; There are 14 more deaths related to the coronavirus reported over the past 24 hours

Dec 3, 2020 10:44 AM Read more >

Two new COVID cases reported in Innisfil, Barrie schools

W.C. Little in Barrie and Alcona Glen in Innisfil are reporting one new case each today

Dec 3, 2020 9:57 AM Read more >