BARRIE, ONT. The Simcoe Muskoka health unit reports a dip in new COVID-19 cases, with 87 infections confirmed after one week of counts over 100. Simcoe County s positivity rate also dropped below the province s for the first time in over a month. With 250 new COVID-19 tests per 10,000 population, the health unit records its positivity rate fell to 5.3 per cent compared to Ontario s 7.9 per cent. Health officials report 43 residents are in the hospital with the virus. There have been no new deaths associated with COVID-19 since Monday. The drop in new cases comes as hospitals report record numbers of ICU admissions in April. Hospital officials urge residents to follow safety measures to prevent transmission of COVID-19.
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BARRIE, ONT. The AstraZeneca vaccine is now available to Simcoe Muskoka residents 40 and older through select pharmacies and primary caregivers. Pharmacies and local health teams started offering the vaccine to individuals 55 and older through Ontario s pharmacy pilot project designed to vaccinate residents where incidence rates have surged. COVID-19 cases in Bradford West Gwillimbury, Barrie, Innisfil and New Tecumseth have tripled and in some areas even quadrupled this month, according to the health unit. On Tuesday, the Simcoe Muskoka health unit logged 108 new COVID-19 cases, which the region s medical officer of health confirmed are all variant strains. To date, over 1,800 infections have been identified as the UK B.1.1.7, while 20 tested positive for the P.1 variant, and two cases were confirmed as the B.1.351 strain.
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