The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit showed 3 new cases of the new coronavirus on Thursday, bringing the total number of cases to 716, adding 37 deaths.
One of the new instances is in Bracebridge, Ontario, which involves a resident of Pines Long-Term Care Home, the last COVID-19 outbreak in the area.
The other new cases involve two from Bradford and Ramara, Ontario. The source of your infections is still under investigation.
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There have been two outbreaks of coronavirus in long-term care facilities lately: one in Pines and one at Mill Creek Care Center in Barrie, Ontario.
There were also 17 other institutional COVID-19 outbreaks in the region: nine in long-term care facilities, 4 in nursing homes, 3 in the and one in an organization’s home.
Of the 716 cases of coronavirus in Simcoe and Muskoka County, 91%, or another 650 people, have recovered, while two remain in the hospital.
On Thursday, Ontario reported 132 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the provincial total to 42,686, 2,812 deaths.