The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit confirmed 36 new novel coronavirus cases and one additional COVID-19-related death on Thursday.
The new numbers bring the local total cases up to 2,551, including 54 deaths.
Ten of the new COVID-19 cases are in Barrie, Ont., while three are in Bradford, three are in Innisfil, two are in New Tecumseth and two are in Springwater.
Seven of the new cases are in locations that haven’t yet been determined.
The rest of the new cases are in Adjala-Tosorontio, Collingwood, Essa, Midland, Orillia, Penetanguishene, Tiny Township and Wasaga Beach.
Two of the new cases are a result of close contact with another positive COVID-19 case, while one is a result of a congregate setting outbreak, another is a result of an institutional outbreak and one is a result of a workplace outbreak.
The rest of the new cases are all under investigation.
So far this week, the health unit has reported 305 new coronavirus infections, the highest number of weekly cases reported since the start of the pandemic.
Of the region’s 2,551 cases, 83 per cent — or 2,111 — have recovered, while 16 people remain in hospital.
There are currently 19 coronavirus outbreaks in the region — at six schools, five congregate settings, four workplaces, two long-term care facilities, one retirement home and one hospital.
The school outbreaks are at Bear Creek Secondary School, Portage View Public School and Steele Street Public School, all of which are in Barrie, as well as Banting Memorial High School in Alliston, Nantyr Shores Secondary School in Innisfil and Bradford District High School.
There have been 84 COVID-19 outbreaks in the region since the start of the pandemic — at 22 long-term care homes, 20 workplaces, 14 educational settings, 12 congregate settings, 11 retirement homes, four community settings and one hospital.
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According to the province of Ontario, 27 schools under the public Simcoe County school board and the Catholic Simcoe Muskoka school board are reporting at least one case of COVID-19.
The affected schools are:
- W.C. Little Elementary School in Barrie
- Barrie North Collegiate Institute
- Bear Creek Secondary School in Barrie
- Eastview Secondary School in Barrie
- Portage View Public School in Barrie
- Steele Street Public School in Barrie
- Innisdale Secondary School in Barrie
- St. Joseph’s Catholic School in Barrie
- St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Elementary School in Barrie
- St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic School in Barrie
- St. Joan of Arc Catholic High School in Barrie
- St. Peter’s Catholic Secondary School in Barrie
- Bradford District High School
- Angus Morrison Elementary School in Essa
- Nottawasaga Pines Secondary School in Essa
- Our Lady of Grace Catholic School in Essa
- Banting Memorial High School in New Tecumseth
- St. Paul’s Catholic School in New Tecumseth
- Boyne River Public School in New Tecumseth
- St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School in New Tecumseth
- Nantyr Shores Secondary School in Innisfil
- Alcona Glen Elementary School in Innisfil
- Lake Simcoe Public School in Innisfil
- St. James Catholic School in Adjala-Tosorontio
- East Oro Public School in Oro-Medonte
- Twin Lakes Secondary School in Orillia
- Our Lady of Lourdes Separate School in Springwater
On Thursday, Ontario reported 1,983 new coronavirus cases, bringing the province’s total up to 134,783, including 3,871 deaths.
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