novel coronavirus on Friday, bringing the local total case count to 921, including 38 deaths.The new cases are in Essa, Clearview, Bradford, New Tecumseth and Barrie.
19 new coronavirus cases confirmed in Simcoe Muskoka, local total surpasses 900 One of the cases is a result of close contact with another positive COVID-19 case, while the rest are still under investigation.Of all the region’s 921 cases, 85 per cent — or 786 — have recovered, while none are in hospital.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Between March and June, about 20 per cent of all Simcoe Muskoka’s COVID-19 cases were related to local institutional outbreaks.