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COVID-19: 146 new cases, 2 additional deaths confirmed over May long weekend

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The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit confirmed 146 new COVID-19 cases and two additional deaths since Friday, bringing the local total to 11,726, including 245 deaths.

Local public health also reported 113 new cases of a coronavirus variant on Tuesday, bringing that total to 4,431, 422 of which are active.

Forty-four of the new cases are in Barrie, 30 are in New Tecumseth, 25 are in Bradford and 18 are in Innisfil.

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The rest of the new cases are in Adjala-Tosorontio, Collingwood, Essa, Gravenhurst, Huntsville, Muskoka Lakes, Orillia, Oro-Medonte, Penetanguishene, Severn, Springwater, Tiny Township and Wasaga Beach.

Sixty-seven of the new cases are a result of close contact with another positive COVID-19 case, while 31 are community-acquired, nine are outbreak-related, one is travel-related and the rest are still under investigation or undetermined.

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Meanwhile, 47.5 per cent of the region’s population has received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while 5.1 per cent has received both necessary doses.

Of the region’s total 11,726 coronavirus cases, 88 per cent — or 10,367 — have recovered, while 20 people are currently in hospital.

On Tuesday, Ontario reported 1,039 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the provincial total up to 524,950, including 8,655 deaths.

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