The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit reported two additional deaths related to the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, and six new cases on Wednesday, bringing the total local number of cases to 165.
One of the deaths is a resident at Bradford Valley Care Community, a long-term care home in Bradford, Ont., that’s been the site of a COVID-19 outbreak in which 24 residents and seven staff have been confirmed to have the virus.
The other death is a man in his 70s who passed away at the Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre in Barrie, Ont., according to Charles Gardner, the Simcoe Muskoka Health Unit’s medical officer of health.