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So yes, I am angry, and I will not disguise my frustration with comfortable or polite language. In the last three months, several super-variants have emerged that are 30 to 70 per cent more infectious than the original Wuhan strain. The old COVID-19 doubled its numbers every 40 days under a particular set of restrictions; under the same conditions, the variants double every 10 days. That means they can outrun any vaccination campaign.* That means if you haven’t eliminated — or almost eliminated — cases in your region, you are going to learn the meaning of grief. These highly-contagious ...

CARLOS OSORIO/Reuters A devastating outbreak linked to the British variant of COVID-19 at a long-term care home north of Toronto has now infected just more than 300 individuals, heightening fears of community spread. Ninety “household members” – a broad group that includes family of people who live or work at Roberta Place in Barrie, Ont., as well as staff from local hospitals, paramedic services and other community agencies helping manage the outbreak – have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, said Charles Gardner, Medical Officer of Health at the Simcoe Muskoka District Healt...

Roberta Place resident deaths hit 50 amid ongoing COVID outbreak There has also been an increase in the number of positive cases among staff/team members, which now sits at 89 Jan 28, 2021 2:38 PM By: Shawn Gibson Roberta Place community relations co-ordinator Stephanie Barber confirmed the death to  BarrieToday on Thursday. An essential caregiver associated with the Essa Road facility also died after becoming infected, bringing the overall death toll to 51 people since the outbreak was declared Jan. 8 by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit. Barber said ther...

  BARRIE, ONT. -- The Simcoe Muskoka health unit reports 57 new COVID-19 cases Thursday and four more deaths among seniors. The health unit says the deaths are associated with a devastating outbreak at a Barrie long-term care home. According to the health unit, eight senior's homes are dealing with COVID-19 outbreaks, including Roberta Place in Barrie. The long-term care facility's raging outbreak has claimed 49 lives and infected 127 residents and 96 staff members. The other outbreaks include Grove Park Home and IOOF in Barrie, Trillium Manor in Orillia, The Pines Long Term Care Resid...

There have now been 46 deaths at the south-end Barrie facility during the COVID-19 outbreak, which was declared Jan. 8