Two new virus-related deaths and 53 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit’s first update from the weekend.
It says two Barrie women between 45 and 64 years old died last week after contracting COVID-19.
Among the new cases are 45 unvaccinated or partially vaccinated individuals, along with 14 children.
The new cases reported Monday include:
11 Barrie
1 Orillia
1 Ramara
1 Severn
1 Springwater
1 Midland
5 Collingwood
3 Wasaga Beach
1 Tiny Township
2 Tay Township
2 Essa
3 Innisfil
5 Bradford WG
8 New Tecumseth
4 Huntsville
1 Bracebridge
1 Gravenhurst
2 Muskoka Lakes
The health unit also says another 39 local cases have screened positive as the highly contagious Delta variant.
For a closer look at the numbers from the SMDHU, please click here.
#COVID19 summary for Sept 20, 2021
In #SimcoeMuskoka:
✅232 active COVID-19 cases
✅53 new cases (8 fully vaccinated; 6 partially; 39 unvaccinated)
✅58 new resolved cases
✅sadly, 2 additional deathsMore #HealthStats here https://t.co/FzA5tpqmTP pic.twitter.com/rzz8RQp7lW
— SMDHU (@SMDhealthunit) September 20, 2021