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COVID-19 News: Ontario considers tightened measures as COVID-19 cases climb in Simcoe Muskoka

  BARRIE, ONT. The Ontario government is expected to announce tightened restrictions Friday afternoon amid surging COVID-19 infection rates and hospitalizations. In Simcoe Muskoka, case counts hit triple digits for a second consecutive day, with 133 infections, including 43 hospitalizations. Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre s (RVH) president and CEO calls the rising cases and hospitalizations during the third wave a scary time. Janice Skot said hospitals are experiencing overwhelming admission numbers as staff encounter a high level of fatigue, stress and burnout. There have been 13 virus-related deaths in April so far, as the number of lives lost to COVID-19 across Simcoe Muskoka hit 215. No new deaths were reported Friday.

COVID-19 News: Simcoe Muskoka reports 89 new COVID-19 cases, plus 3 more deaths

  BARRIE, ONT. Eighty-nine COVID-19 cases were reported Wednesday across Simcoe Muskoka, plus three more virus-related deaths. Public health says a man and woman over 80 and a woman between 45 and 64, all from Simcoe County, died from complications of the virus. Their deaths raise the number of lives lost to COVID-19 to 215.  So far this year, 144 Simcoe Muskoka residents lost their lives after becoming infected. In the first 14 days of April, 13 residents reportedly passed from COVID-19. In March, the health unit reported 12 individuals died. February marks the second deadliest month after 31 infected residents died. January holds the grim record of 88 virus-related deaths, most attributed to a devastating outbreak at Roberta Place, a long-term care home in Barrie.

COVID-19 Simcoe Muskoka: This is a scary time Simcoe Muskoka reports 132 new COVID-19 infections

  BARRIE, ONT. The Simcoe Muskoka health unit posted triple-digit daily COVID-19 case counts Thursday, one week into the provincial stay-at-home order. The health unit lists 132 infections, eight of which are in the Muskoka area. Most of the individuals are under the age of 45. Health officials have been saying the third wave, driven by the more contagious variant strains, has had a greater impact on the younger population. We re seeing patients that are younger. They are getting sick faster and for longer, and they are ending up in our intensive care unit, said Janice Skot, Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre s president and CEO.

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