The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has reported 12 new cases of the coronavirus since Friday, bringing the local total number of cases to 454, including 36 deaths.
The new cases are in Barrie, Bradford, Essa, Innisfil and New Tecumseth, Ont., involving people ranging in age from under 10 to their 60s.
Four of the new cases are a result of close contact with another positive COVID-19 case, while four are community-acquired. The source of infection for the rest of the new cases has been labelled as “undetermined” or “under investigation.” Of the health unit’s 454 COVID-19 cases, 340 have recovered, while 105 are associated with a local institutional outbreak and eight are hospitalized. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the