For the first time in a month, a new death from COVID-19 has been reported in Simcoe-Muskoka.
The health unit says a Barrie man between 45 and 64 years old died on Tuesday after contracting the virus.
It’s the first COVID-related death reported in the region since Aug. 15.
The health unit also reported another 30 new cases of COVID-19 in its report yesterday, which involves 20 unvaccinated or partially vaccinated individuals and 5 children.
An additional 12 local cases have screened positive as the Delta variant.
The new cases include:
8 Barrie
2 Orillia
2 Oro-Medonte
1 Essa
3 Innisfil
10 Bradford WG
4 New Tecumseth
For a closer look at the numbers, please click here.
DYK Unvaccinated individuals are:
👉8 times more likely to catch #COVID19
👉 29 times more likely to be in hospital
👉48 times more likely to be a patient in the intensive care unit compared with people who are vaccinated#DontHestiateVaccinate https://t.co/WtKpLbcfbm pic.twitter.com/2RlM7F6MgV— SMDHU (@SMDhealthunit) September 15, 2021
#COVID19 summary for Sept 16, 2021
In #SimcoeMuskoka:
✅234 active COVID-19 cases
✅30 new cases (8 fully vaccinated; 1 partially; 19 unvaccinated)
✅42 new resolved cases
✅ 77% of 12+ population vaccinated w/ 2 dosesMore #HealthStats here https://t.co/O9yglFdqfu pic.twitter.com/esSTEZvsl8
— SMDHU (@SMDhealthunit) September 16, 2021