The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has announced nine new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the local total to 71.
Four of the new cases are in people in their 20s, 30s and 60s who are from Muskoka Lakes, Innisfil, Tiny Township and Barrie, Ont.
One of the cases is travel-related, while two are community-acquired and another is under investigation. All the cases are self-isolating.
Details of cases 67 to 71 are still being investigated. Of all Simcoe Muskoka’s confirmed cases, 33 have been travel-related, while 19 have been community-acquired and 12 have been a result of close contact.