Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

There are more than 4,500 active, lab-confirmed cases of COVID in Ontario

A cohort has been instructed to self-isolate as a result of the case

This is the sixth COVID-19 case reported in a Simcoe County school

The province also reported two additional deaths related to the coronavirus over the past 24 hours; There is a backlog of more than 65,000 tests awaiting results

There were no deaths related to the coronavirus in Ontario today; There are 100 people hospitalized throughout the province with COVID-19

Two of the cases are in Barrie, and one is in New Tecumseth

'I am extremely concerned with... class sizes,' says parent, adding 'we need to do better to protect our children'

Half of today's cases came from Toronto Public Health

‘If you only remember one thing – remember that I love you very much for over 48 years now,’ wrote Brian Barnes to his wife Joanne, who lives at IOOF in Barrie

'We need to make sure those who are at the highest risk of having a positive test result get access to assessments,' says region's medical officer of health