COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the local total number of cases up to 12,698, including 256 deaths.Local public health also reported 18 new cases of a COVID-19 variant on Wednesday, bringing that total to 5,272, including 75 cases that are active.
Doubling time for COVID-19 ICU patients in Ontario is 2-to-3 weeks, top doctor says Five of the new cases are in Innisfil, while five are in Barrie, two are in New Tecumseth and two are in Orillia.The rest of the new cases are in Bradford, Essa and Severn.Four of the new cases are a result of close contact with another positive COVID-19 case, while two are community-acquired and one is travel-related.The rest of the new cases are all still under investigation.Of the new cases, four are.