The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit confirmed 14 more COVID-19 cases in the region on Tuesday, bringing the local total up to 13,578, including 261 deaths.
Local public health also reported 26 new cases of a COVID-19 variant on Tuesday, bringing that total to 6,109, including 102 cases that are active.
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Six of the new cases are in Barrie, while three are in Innisfil and two are in Bradford.
The rest are in Collingwood, Orillia and Oro-Medonte.
Five of the new cases are a result of close contact with another positive COVID-19 case, while two are community-acquired, one is travel-related and another is outbreak-related.
The rest of the new cases are all still under investigation.
Of the new cases, two individuals are fully vaccinated, none are partially vaccinated and 12 are not immunized.
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Meanwhile, 74.9 per cent of the region’s population has received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while 70.1 per cent has received both necessary doses.
Of the region’s total 13,578 COVID-19 cases, 97 per cent — or 13,192 — have recovered, while seven people are currently in hospital.
Ontario reported 429 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the provincial total to 589,041 infections including 9,757 deaths.
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