BARRIE, ONT. The number of confirmed COVID-19 variant cases in Simcoe Muskoka nearly tripled in the past 24 hours, jumping from 19 to 51 on Tuesday. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) reports another 94 patients are waiting on a second test to confirm whether they too are infected with the variant. Health officials grow increasingly concerned, saying the U.K. variant is 50 per cent more contagious and it s able to find little holes in our armour, according to Dr. Colin Lee, SMDHU associate medical officer of health said Friday. Public health says the best protection is to stay home, socially distance and wash your hands often.
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68 Barrie residents among 129 new COVID cases in region since Friday
Positive cases also include 10 Bradford West Gwillimbury residents, 10 Innisfil residents, four Orillia residents, and one Collingwood resident
Feb 1, 2021 3:07 PM By: Erika Engel
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit offices are located on Sperling Drive in north-end Barrie. Raymond Bowe/BarrieToday
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has reported 129 new COVID-19 cases and 11 deaths in the region since Friday.
All 11 deaths were Barrie residents and include seven women over 80 from Roberta Place, two men over 80 and one man between 65 and 79 years old from Roberta Place, and a woman between 65 and 79 years old whose case was not linked to Roberta Place.