The projects would see about 31,750 Simcoe County residents see improvements in their internet services and would collectively service about 500 kilometres of roadway in the region

County council also elected Innisfil mayor Lynn Dollin as deputy warden of Simcoe County.

The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is offering catch-up immunization clinics for Grade 8 students who missed their Grade 7 vaccines as a result of COVID-19 in the spring.

The outbreak lasted almost two months and affected 43 residents and 32 staff. Ten residents died.

Simcoe County council has approved the municipality's $572-million 2021 budget, which increased as a result of COVID-19 pressures and growth areas that will enhance service levels.

On Monday, five local government and health organizations signed the Barrie Health Accord, focusing on the long-term health and well-being of the municipality.

The nursing home has reported almost 70 total cases of the virus, with 40 residents and 28 staff members testing positive.

Barrie officials say the accord is the 'first agreement of its type in Canada.'

As of Sunday evening, 40 residents and 28 staff members at the Simcoe Manor long-term care home in Beeton, Ont., have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

So far, one resident at Simcoe Manor has passed away due to COVID-19.