The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has reported 17 new COVID-19 cases in its update published Sept. 21.
Included in the new cases are 12 unvaccinated individuals, one partially vaccinated person, and four fully vaccinated people.
There are three school outbreaks in the region. The latest was declared at W.H. Day Public School in Bradford where there are two cases.
On Sept. 17, the health unit declared an outbreak at Alliston Union Public School, there are four cases there.
On Sept. 15, the health unit declared an outbreak at Fieldcrest Elementary School in Bradford, there are two cases there.
The schools are still open, but the impacted cohort(s) have been instructed to self-isolate.
The health unit declares a school outbreak where there is evidence of person-to-person transmission of COVID-19 at the school.
The new cases reported in the region today are as follows:
- Collingwood (1): One person between 18 and 34 years old whose case is linked to close contact.
- Springwater (1): One person between 64 and 79 years old whose case transmission is linked to travel.
- Barrie (8): Three youth under 18 years old, four people between 18 and 34 years old, and one person between 45 and 64 years old. Four cases are linked to close contact transmission, two cases are listed as community-acquired (no known link), and two cases are still under investigation.
- Innisfil (1): One person between 18 and 34 years old whose case is under investigation.
- Bradford (1): One person between 45 and 64 years old whose case is listed as community-acquired (no known link).
- Orillia (1): One person between 35 and 44 years old whose case transmission is linked to travel.
- Essa (2): One person between 18 and 34 years old one person between 45 and 64 years old. Both cases are still under investigation.
- New Tecumseth (1): One youth under 18 years old whose case is outbreak-related.
- Muskoka District (1): One case in Huntsville.
There are currently 186 active cases in the region.
Nine people from Simcoe County are hospitalized with COVID-19.
Since the start of the pandemic, the local health unit has confirmed 13,366 cases of COVID-19 with 12,921 of those cases recovered and 259 cases ending in death.
The health unit has confirmed 5,877 of the region's cases were variant strains. There are 119 lab-confirmed variant cases still active.
The variant case breakdown includes:
4,007 alpha cases,
168 gamma cases,
34 beta cases,
1,007 delta cases,
and 661 cases have screened positive and are awaiting further testing.
According to the health unit, 77.5 per cent of the population 12 years and older living in Simcoe-Muskoka have received both doses of vaccine and 84 per cent have had at least one dose of a vaccine.
Approximately 26 per cent of the total population of Simcoe-Muskoka (including children) is unvaccinated and 68.1 per cent is fully vaccinated.
For more on the vaccination status of Simcoe-Muskoka cases and hospitalizations, click here.
Anyone born in 2009 or earlier living in Simcoe-Muskoka region can book their first or second dose of vaccine online via Ontario vaccine booking system. More appointments are added regularly for clinics throughout the region.
The health unit does sometimes remove a case or move them based on further investigation of location data. The chart below reflects updated totals for each municipality as reported by the health unit on Sept. 21.
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| Municipality | Total cases** | Recoveries | Deaths | In Hospital | Last case reported | Cumulative incidence rate* | % of 12+ pop. with two doses of vaccine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adj-Tosorontio | 220 | 215 | 2 | Sept. 14 | 1,856 | 61.7% | |
| Barrie | 4,404 | 4,235 | 124 | 2 | Sept. 20 | 2,871 | 77.2% |
| Bradford W-G | 2,188 | 2,124 | 38 | 1 | Sept. 20 | 5,012 | 74.6% |
| Clearview | 144 | 138 | 5 | Sept. 16 | 958 | 71.1% | |
| Collingwood | 266 | 255 | 3 | Sept. 18 | 1,078 | 86.6% | |
| Essa | 545 | 528 | 4 | 1 | Sept. 20 | 2,261 | 79.2% |
| Innisfil | 1,313 | 1,273 | 18 | 1 | Sept. 19 | 3,182 | 71% |
| Midland | 215 | 205 | 6 | Sept. 17 | 1,174 | 81.3% | |
| New Tecumseth | 1,606 | 1,563 | 18 | 2 | Sept. 19 | 3,793 | 74% |
| Orillia | 355 | 341 | 8 | Sept. 20 | 1,050 | 84.1% | |
| Oro-Medonte | 244 | 237 | 5 | Sept. 15 | 1,046 | 89.1% | |
| Penetanguishene | 207 | 198 | 8 | Sept. 14 | 2,148 | 84.4% | |
| Ramara | 120 | 116 | 1 | Sept. 19 | 1,148 | 65.5% | |
| Severn | 94 | 89 | 3 | Sept. 18 | 627 | 60.6% | |
| Springwater | 309 | 303 | 2 | 1 | Sept. 20 | 1,442 | 84.7% |
| Tay | 128 | 123 | 2 | Sept. 18 | 1,141 | 83.9% | |
| Tiny | 140 | 136 | 2 | Sept. 17 | 1,043 | 72.3% | |
| Wasaga Beach | 304 | 291 | 5 | 1 | Sept. 17 | 1,282 | 79.7% |
~Fully-vaccinated means an individual whose second dose was 14 or more days before the onset of COVID-19 symptoms.
*Cumulative incidence rate is the number of cases per 100,000 people reported to date
**Total cases include the number of cases currently recovering at home as well as any that have recovered, died, or are in hospital