Simcoe Muskoka’s top doc issues order to enforce COVID-19 self-isolation The other new cases are in Barrie, Essa, Tay Township, Bradford, New Tecumseth and Innisfil.As the Simcoe Muskoka region continues into its second wave of COVID-19, the health unit’s medical officer of health, Dr.
Charles Gardner, notes there are differences in the second wave than what happened in the first wave.During the first wave of COVID-19, a higher proportion of cases were related to institutional coronavirus outbreaks, according to Gardner.The region’s top doctor also notes the average age of new cases is younger during the second wave than it was during the first COVID-19 wave.“Our reproduction number is presently 1.2,” Gardner told reporters Tuesday..