COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the local total number of cases up to 12,233, including 249 deaths.Local public health also reported 16 new cases of a coronavirus variant on Wednesday, bringing that total to 4,875, including 72 of which that are active.
Ontario reports 255 new COVID-19 cases, lowest daily count and test positivity since September Five of the new cases are in Penetanguishene and are all outbreak-related, while two are in Ramara, one is in Wasaga Beach and one is in Barrie.The Barrie case is community-acquired while the rest are in Ramara and Wasaga Beach are still under investigation.Meanwhile, 63.8 per cent of the region’s population has received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while 18.7 per cent has received both.