COVID-19 7 new cases 1 additional death confirmed over weekend in Simcoe Muskoka
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit confirmed seven new COVID-19 cases and one additional death over the weekend, bringing the total number of cases up to 12,334, including 255 deaths.
Local public health also reported four new cases of a coronavirus variant on Monday, bringing that total to 4,968, including 15 that are active.
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Three of the new cases are in Innisfil, while one is in Barrie, one is in Bradford, one is in Essa and another is in Severn.
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Three of the cases are community-acquired, while one is a result of close contact with another positive COVID-19 case and another is outbreak-related. The rest of the new cases are still under investigation.
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Meanwhile, 67.5 per cent of the region’s population has received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while 47.9 per cent has received both necessary doses.
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Of the region’s total 12,334 COVID-19 cases, 94 per cent â€" or 11,627 â€" have recovered, while four people are currently in hospital.
On Monday, Ontario reported 130 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the provincial total up to 548,347, including 9,294 deaths.
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