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.
BARRIE, ONT. The Simcoe Muskoka health unit reports 57 new COVID-19 cases Thursday and four more deaths among seniors. The health unit says the deaths are associated with a devastating outbreak at a Barrie long-term care home. According to the health unit, eight senior s homes are dealing with COVID-19 outbreaks, including Roberta Place in Barrie. The long-term care facility s raging outbreak has claimed 49 lives and infected 127 residents and 96 staff members. The other outbreaks include Grove Park Home and IOOF in Barrie, Trillium Manor in Orillia, The Pines Long Term Care Residence in Bracebridge, Muskoka Shores Care Community in Gravenhurst, Kingsmere Retirement Living in Alliston, and Bradford Valley Care Community.
Health unit reports 112 new COVID cases in the county today, including 65 in Barrie
Health officials also release more information on the deaths that have been linked to Roberta Place outbreak in Barrie
Jan 22, 2021 2:57 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 112 new COVID-19 cases in the region today, and seven deaths.
All seven deaths, which were previously reported by
BarrieToday, were residents of Roberta Place long-term care home in Barrie. They include a man and a woman over 80 years old who died on Jan. 21, three women over 80 who died on Jan. 20, a woman between 65 and 79 years old who died on Jan. 20 and a man over 80 who died Jan. 10.