COVID-19 cases in the region on Thursday, bringing the total local number up to 10,851, including 230 deaths.Local public health also reported 77 new cases of a coronavirus variant on Thursday, bringing the total up to 3,706 — 823 of which are active.
More groups eligible to book COVID-19 vaccine appointments in Ontario Twenty of the new cases are in Barrie, while 18 are in Bradford, 15 are in New Tecumseth, six are in Innisfil and six are in Ramara.The rest of the new cases are in Adjala-Tosorontio, Collingwood, Essa, Gravenhurst, Huntsville, Orillia, Oro-Medonte, Severn, Tiny Township and Wasaga Beach.Thirty-five of Thursday’s cases are a result of close contact with another positive COVID-19 case, while nine are community-acquired, two.