The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit confirmed 15 new COVID-19 cases in the region on Tuesday, bringing the local total number of cases up to 12,541, including 255 deaths.
Local public health also reported 10 new cases of a COVID-19 variant on Tuesday, bringing that total to 5,184, including 86 cases that are active.
Eight of the new cases are in Barrie, while two are in Bradford, one is in Clearview, one is in Essa, one is in Georgian Bay, one is in Orillia and another is in Oro-Medonte.
Three of the cases are a result of close contact with another positive COVID-19 case, while three are community-acquired and the rest are under investigation.
Meanwhile, 70.4 per cent of the region’s population has received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while 62.3 per cent has received both necessary doses.
Of the region’s total 12,541 COVID-19 cases, 97 per cent — or 12,164 — have recovered, while two people are currently in hospital.
On Tuesday, Ontario reported 348 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the provincial total up to 556,435, including 9,428 deaths.
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