A child from Bradford West Gwillimbury is the single new case of COVID-19 reported in Simcoe County today.
The child, a boy under 10, acquired the coronavirus through community transmission. His is the 99th case of COVID-19 to be reported out of Bradford.
There have been 17 youths under the age of 18 confirmed positive for COVID-19 in Simcoe-Muskoka region.
In addition to the single new case today, Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit also reported six new recoveries since yesterday.
There have been 458 cases confirmed in the Simcoe-Muskoka region, and 356 people have been reported as recovered. There have been 36 deaths in the region, and 35 of those occurred in Simcoe County.
The case breakdown by municipality, according to the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, is as follows:
Barrie (149 cases, 116 recoveries, 14 deaths), Bradford West Gwillimbury (99 cases, 76 recoveries, 12 deaths, 1 in hospital), New Tecumseth (48 cases, 32 recoveries, 3 in hospital, one death), Orillia (17 cases, 13 recoveries, 2 deaths, one in hospital), Collingwood (15 cases, 11 recoveries), Wasaga Beach (13 cases, 10 recoveries, one death), Clearview (7 cases, 6 recoveries, one death), Innisfil (34 cases, 29 recoveries, one in hospital), Springwater (8 cases, 7 recoveries, 1 death), Midland (6 cases, all recovered), Oro-Medonte (5 cases, 3 recoveries, 2 deaths), Adjala-Tosorontio (7 cases, all recovered), Essa (11 cases, 7 recoveries, 1 death), Ramara (7 cases, 4 recoveries), Tiny (3 cases, 2 recoveries), Tay (5 cases, 3 recoveries, 1 in hospital), Penetanguishene (3 cases, all recovered), and Severn (3 cases, all recovered).
The case rate (including lab-confirmed cases only) for the Simcoe-Muskoka region is 75.2 cases per 100,000 population. The provincial average is 178.2 cases per 100,000 population.