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.