Only two new cases of the novel coronavirus were confirmed by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit on Tuesday, bringing the region’s total number of cases to 261, including 15 deaths.

There are outbreaks of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, at four long-term care homes in the region, including at Bradford Valley Care Community in Bradford, Ont., as well as Wood Park Care Centre, IOOF Odd Fellow and Rebekah Home and Owen Hill Care Community, all in Barrie, Ont.

There has also been a coronavirus outbreak at an unidentified group home in the area. Of the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit’s total number of cases, 36 are outbreak-related, while 144 have been resolved. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
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United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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