The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit confirmed 141 new COVID-19 cases and two additional deaths in the region since Friday, bringing the total local number up to 11,415, including 241 deaths.
Local public health also reported 123 new cases of a coronavirus variant on Monday, bringing the total up to 4,173, 759 of which are active.
Forty-one of the new cases are in Barrie, while 30 are in Bradford, 22 are in New Tecumseth and 17 are in Innisfil.
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The rest of the new cases are in Adjala-Tosorontio, Bracebridge, Clearview, Collingwood, Essa, Gravenhurst, Muskoka Lakes, Orillia, Oro-Medonte, Ramara, Springwater and Wasaga Beach.
Seventy-one of the new cases are a result of close contact with another positive COVID-19 case, while 31 are community-acquired, eight are outbreak-related and the rest are all still under investigation.
Meanwhile, 39.8 per cent of the region’s population has received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while 3.7 per cent has received both necessary doses.
Of the region’s total 11,415 coronavirus cases, 84 per cent — or 9,604 — have recovered, while 27 people are currently in hospital.
On Monday, Ontario reported 2,170 new COVID-19 cases bringing the provincial total up to 511,486, including 8,489 deaths.
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