Six women have died from complications with COVID-19 in Simcoe County, marking the region s largest one-day death report since the start of the pandemic.
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BARRIE, ONT. Water is again flowing from taps in Bracebridge, but residents should continue boiling that water until tests confirm it is safe to use directly from the source. Mayor Graydon Smith noticed something was up late Saturday night. It wasn t until Sunday morning he learned he was far from alone. Officials characterized the outage as town-wide. A broken water main along Wharf Road was to blame but proved difficult to track down in the dark and without any obvious, tell-tale puddle of water. The entire municipal water system lost pressure over several hours Sunday. It meant no showers, flushing toilets, and no coffee until crews located the break and re-routed water.
BARRIE, ONT. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) reports 68 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, plus two new virus-related deaths. The region s death toll has hit 75 with the passing of two seniors. There are 1,206 active cases, including 33 infected patients hospitalized. The SMDHU has declared the outbreak at Georgian Bay General Hospital in Midland now over. This after the hospital battled a stubborn spread of the virus, that infected patients and staff members since being declared in early December. There are currently 11 active institutional outbreaks listed by the health unit across Simcoe Muskoka, including eight long-term care and retirement homes, one childcare centre in Wasaga Beach, Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) in Barrie, and Waypoint Mental Health Hospital in Penetanguishene.
BARRIE, ONT. Residents of Victoria Village Manor in Barrie are among the first in long-term care homes to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The pilot immunization program in Simcoe Muskoka started on Monday with 80-year-old Pat Sinclair becoming the region s first long-term care resident to be immunized. Sinclair, a former nurse, said she hopes being vaccinated gives her family a sense of relief. I m thrilled to be able to do this. I m hoping it gives me and my family that feeling of we re okay, we re going to be okay. We ll get through this, she said. This will be a game-changer for long-term care and congregate settings. It will level the playing field, said Bill Krever, Victoria Village president and CEO. As the number of COVID-19 cases increases in this region, the availability of this vaccine to our residents couldn t have come at a better time.