The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit confirmed three new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the local total number up to 12,339, including 255 deaths.
Local public health also reported three new cases of a coronavirus variant on Wednesday, bringing that total to 4,974, including seven that are active.
Two of the new cases are in Barrie, while one is in Collingwood.
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The source of infection for all three of the new cases is still under investigation.
Meanwhile, 67.8 per cent of the region’s population has received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while 48.8 per cent has received both necessary doses.
Read more: Ontario reports 135 COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths
Of the region’s total 12,339 COVID-19 cases, 98 per cent — or 12,062 — have recovered, while four people are currently in hospital.
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On Wednesday, Ontario reported 135 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the provincial total up to 548,609, including 9,300 deaths.
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