COVID-19: 13 more cases, 1 additional death confirmed in Simcoe Muskoka – Barrie

The Simcoe Muskoka District Well being Unit confirmed 13 extra COVID-19 circumstances and another dying within the area on Friday, bringing the native whole quantity as much as 13,872, together with 263 deaths.

Native public well being additionally reported six new COVID-19 variant circumstances on Friday, bringing that whole to six,336, together with 96 circumstances which can be lively.

Eight of the brand new circumstances are in Barrie, whereas two are in Springwater, one is in Bradford, one is in Huntsville and one other is in Ramara.

Three are a results of shut contact with one other optimistic COVID-19 case, whereas two are community-acquired, one is outbreak-related and the remaining are below investigation.

Of the brand new circumstances, three individuals are absolutely vaccinated, none are partially vaccinated and 10 will not be immunized.

In the meantime, 75.9 per cent of the area’s inhabitants has acquired one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, whereas 72 per cent has acquired each mandatory doses.

Of the area’s whole 13,872 COVID-19 circumstances, 97 per cent — or 13,457 — have recovered, whereas eight individuals are at the moment in hospital.

The province of Ontario reported 492 new COVID-19 circumstances on Friday, bringing the provincial whole to 596,772 infections, together with 9,839 deaths.

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