COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the local total number of cases up to 12,762, including 256 deaths.Local public health also reported 18 new cases of a COVID-19 variant on Friday, bringing that total to 5,292, including 77 cases that are active.
Local medical officers of health look to province for Ontario-wide COVID vaccine certificate system Eleven of the new cases are in New Tecumseth, while eight are in Barrie, seven are in Innisfil, five are in Essa and three are in Orillia.The rest of the cases are in Bradford, Clearview, Tay Township and Wasaga Beach.Fourteen of the new cases are a result of close contact with another positive COVID-19 case, while three are community-acquired, two are outbreak-related, two are travel-related and.