The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit reported 26 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the local total number of cases up to 12,131, including 246 deaths.
Local public health also reported 12 new cases of a coronavirus variant on Friday, bringing that total to 4,782, 152 of which are active.
Eight of the new cases, all of which are outbreak-related, are in Oro-Medonte, while five are in Barrie, three are in Bradford and three are in Collingwood.
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The rest of the new cases are in Innisfil, Orillia, Ramara, Severn, Tay Township and Wasaga Beach.
Ten of Friday’s new cases are outbreak-related, while eight are a result of close contact with another positive COVID-19 case, two are community-acquired and the rest are under investigation.
Meanwhile, 60.5 per cent of the region’s population has received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while 9.3 per cent has received both necessary doses.
Of the region’s total 12,131 COVID-19 cases, 92.5 per cent — or 11,223 — have recovered, while 25 people are currently in hospital.
On Friday, Ontario reported 574 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the provincial total up to 538,651, including 8,935 deaths.
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