COVID-19 death and 45 more cases since Friday, bringing the local total number of cases up to 13,462, including 260 deaths.Local public health also reported 50 new cases of a COVID-19 variant on Monday, bringing that total to 6,000, including 142 cases that are active.
Ontario’s COVID-19 rates lower than expected due to public health measures, experts say Fourteen of the new cases are in Barrie, while eight are in Bradford and seven are in New Tecumseth.The rest are in Bracebridge, Collingwood, Essa, Gravenhurst, Innisfil, Midland, Ramara, Tay Township, Tiny Township and Wasaga Beach.Eight of the new cases are a result of close contact with another positive COVID-19 case, while three are community-acquired, one is outbreak-related and the.