COVID-19

All COVID-19 HealthSTATS pages are updated on Thursdays by 2:00 p.m.

The purpose of the COVID-19 Community Risk Level is to help you determine the best ways to protect yourself and others from COVID-19 infection and serious illness. Five indicators are used to describe COVID-19 transmission and severity and the overall COVID-19 community risk level. Visit Dashboard.

Highlights

• There have been 57,495 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Simcoe Muskoka since COVID-19 was first identified in Canada.
• There have been 91 new cases reported to the health unit for the current week. There were 176  new cases reported to the health unit last week (week of March 12th), 8% lower than the 191  cases reported for the week of March 5th.
• There were 30 deaths reported in January, 21 deaths in February, and 13 so far in March.
• To date, 6,397 cases have tested positive for the Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant of concern, and an additional 2,708 cases are considered suspect Omicron (awaiting confirmatory testing).
• In total 1,542,550 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Simcoe Muskoka, including 134,608 bivalent doses administered since September 12, 2022. 109,555 (19.6%) individuals 12 years of age and older living in Simcoe Muskoka have received a booster dose of vaccine in the previous six months.
• The vast majority of COVID-19 cases in Simcoe Muskoka are considered resolved (see Technical Notes and Definitions page for more details).

COVID-19 Case and Vaccine Summary Table, Simcoe Muskoka

COVID-19 Weekly Case, Hospitalization and Deaths Table, Simcoe Muskoka

Weekly Counts and Rates (per 100,00) of New Hospitalizations, by Vaccination Status at Time of Illness

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COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage among Simcoe Muskoka Residents

Additional COVID-19 pages are available on the following topics:

An interactive tool presenting priority health status indicators related to the indirect impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on health and health equity of residents of Simcoe and Muskoka. Visit page.

Local cases by age, sex, socioeconomic characteristics (e.g. visible minority status) and geography, including weekly incidence rates. Visit page.

Local hospitalizations and deaths. Visit page.

Local COVID-19 outbreaks, including changes from previous posting, case counts by outbreak settings and list of all local COVID-19 outbreaks. Visit page.

Pandemic evolution over time including epidemic curves, 7-day case rolling average, incidence rates, and severity of cases. Visit page.

Variants of concern (VOC) and screened positive (mutations of interest) cases and outbreaks in Simcoe Muskoka. Visit page.

Weekly COVID-19 testing in Simcoe County and District of Muskoka and percent positivity. Visit page.

COVID-19 vaccines administered by dose in Simcoe County and District of Muskoka and vaccination coverage rates among Simcoe Muskoka residents. Visit page.

Provincial modeling and local case count projections. Visit page.

Results from a 2020/2021 online survey outlining financial, mental, physical and social impacts of the pandemic on the local population. Visit page.

Wastewater surveillance for COVID-19 in Barrie, Collingwood, Midland, Orillia, Penetanguishene and Bracebridge. Visit page.

Detailed information on definitions, data sources and other technical details related to analysis of data. Visit page.

All data reported are preliminary and subject to change as COVID-19 cases continue to be investigated.

Links to Related Information and Resources

• SMDHU COVID-19
• The Ontario Ministry of Health updates the status of cases in Ontario
• Public Health Ontario COVID-19 Data and Surveillance
• The Public Health Agency of Canada COVID-19 page
• SMDHU COVID-19 Reports:
  • COVID-19 Infection and Marginalization in Simcoe Muskoka: Summary Presentation and Full Report
  • COVID-19 Infection and Links with Ethno-Culturally Diverse Areas in Simcoe Muskoka: Summary Presentation and Full Report
  • Mitigating Harms of COVID-19 Public Health Measures: Situational Assessment and Additional Reading
  • Local example of community transmission
• Eastern Ontario Health Unit video: A Visualization of Ontario Hospitalization and ICU Admissions Due to COVID-19.

Page Last Modified: March 23, 2023