23 new COVID-19 cases reported across Simcoe Muskoka
The Simcoe Muskoka health unit logged 23 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, including eight children.
The health unit reports 15 unvaccinated residents tested positive in the past 24 hours, which could include children too young to be eligible for a vaccine.
The new cases are listed in Barrie (7), Innisfil (4), Bradford (3), Collingwood, Essa, New Tecumseth, Oro-Medonte, Wasaga Beach, Penetanguishene, Tiny, Georgian Bay, and Lake of Bays.
Nine are the result of close contact with positive cases, seven are community-acquired, one is outbreak-related, and the remaining are under investigation.
There are 151 active COVID-19 cases across Simcoe Muskoka, including 11 hospitalizations.
COVID-19 OUTBREAKS
There are currently four active COVID-19 outbreaks in Simcoe Muskoka, including a group home and three elementary schools.
The outbreak at St. Marie of the Incarnation in Bradford now lists 21 student cases.
The health unit will host a Q&A for parents and students of the school at 7 p.m. about the outbreak, measures and prevention.
Watch the SMDHU Town Hall on CTVBarrieNews.ca live at 7 p.m.
The other two outbreaks are at W.C. Little in Barrie, with four cases, and Orchard Park in Orillia, where nine are confirmed.
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