The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit confirmed eight new COVID-19 cases and two additional deaths on Wednesday, bringing the total number of local cases up to 12,275, including 251 deaths.
Local public health also reported one new case of a coronavirus variant on Wednesday, bringing that total to 4,906, including 33 that are active.
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Four of the new cases are in Innisfil, while two are in Bradford, one is in Bracebridge and another is in Clearview.
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Four of the cases are a result of close contact with another positive COVID-19 case, while the rest are all still under investigation.
Meanwhile, 65 per cent of the region’s population has received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while 27.8 per cent has received both necessary doses.
Of the region’s total 12,275 COVID-19 cases, 94 per cent — or 11,532 — have recovered, while 11 people are currently in hospital.
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On Wednesday, Ontario reported 184 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the provincial total up to 544,897, including 9,168 deaths.
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