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Coronavirus: Health unit reports 50 cases in Simcoe Muskoka, with 4 dead

On Saturday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced drastic new penalties for price gouging on essential goods during the COVID-19 pandemic, including a maximum penalty of a $100,000 fine and one year in jail for individual offenders – Mar 28, 2020

The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has reported 15 new cases of COVID-19 since Friday, with the local total now at 50.

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Since Friday, an additional person has died — an Orillia, Ont., man in his 80s who came in close contact with another positive case.

Details of six of the new cases are pending, while nine are in Gravenhurst, Springwater, Huntsville, Orillia, Barrie, New Tecumseth and Oro-Medonte.

Most of those nine cases are travel-related, while one is related to close contact and another is under investigation.

Of the nine cases, two have been hospitalized and the rest are self-isolating.

Eight COVID-19 cases under the Simcoe Muskoka health unit are currently hospitalized, while six have recovered.

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On Saturday night, the Ontario government banned gatherings of more than five people. The province is currently under a state of emergency due to COVID-19.

On Monday, Ontario reported 351 new novel coronavirus cases, with the cumulative total now at 1,706. Twenty-three people have died in the province.

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