The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit offices are located on Sperling Drive in north-end Barrie. Raymond Bowe/BarrieToday
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has reported 48 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths in its update today.
The two deaths reported today include a woman over 80 from Bradford whose case was linked to the outbreak at Bradford Valley Care Community. She died on Feb. 15.
The second death is a man between 56 and 79 years old from Collingwood whose case is linked to the outbreak at an apartment complex in town. He died Feb. 17.
There have been no new outbreaks declared at long-term care or retirement homes, and as of today, the deadly outbreak at Roberta Place in Barrie is over. The health unit has also declared some of the outbreaks impacting certain units at the Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre over today, with one ongoing in the cancer palliative unit at the Barrie hospital.
BARRIE, ONT. The downward trend in COVID-19 infections in Simcoe Muskoka continues on Thursday, with 35 new cases reported. Thus far, the health unit has confirmed 107 cases this week, a significant drop from prior weeks. Tragically, two new deaths were listed, marking 171 people who have died with the virus in Simcoe County and Muskoka. The total number of U.K. B.1.1.7 variant cases remains at 133, with 93 more possible infections awaiting confirmatory testing. That s an additional seven in the past 24 hours. Public health reports nine long-term care and retirement homes with active outbreaks, including Barrie Manor Retirement Residence, declared Wednesday. The outbreak is listed in the Bayshore Transitional Care Unit.
BARRIE, ONT. The Cancer Palliative unit at Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) has an active COVID-19 outbreak with two patients testing positive for the virus. The Barrie hospital has two other units with outbreaks. The Transitional Care and Specialized Seniors Care units account for infections among a dozen patients and nine staff members. Three people have died amid the outbreaks. The units in outbreak status are closed to new admissions. Hospital officials say patients are isolating and being monitored closely. An outbreak at RVH s Integrated Stroke and Rehabilitation unit ended earlier this week.
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