The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit reported seven new cases of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday afternoon, bringing the local total up to 62.
One of the cases involves a staff member at a long-term care home in Orillia, Ont., — the Spencer House, according to Charles Gardner, the unit’s medical officer of health. “We’re just beginning our investigation,” Gardner told reporters Wednesday, saying the health unit will have more information on that case on Thursday.
Of the new cases, two are in men in their 60s and 70s in Barrie and Bradford, Ont. Both are community-acquired and have been hospitalized, according to the health unit.