Today, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) reported six new COVID-19 cases in Huntsville. In other Muskoka municipalities, there were a total of six new cases reported—one in Bracebridge, two in Muskoka Lakes, and three in Gravenhurst.
The new Huntsville cases, by date reported to the health unit, are as follows:
April 13 – 0-17 year-old female, under investigation
April 13 – 18-34 year-old male, under investigation
April 13 – 35-44 year-old female, under investigation
April 13 – 45-64 year-old female, under investigation
April 13 – 45-64 year-old female, close contact
April 10 – 18-34 year-old male, community acquired
There have been 17 cases reported for Huntsville so far in April; there were 21 in March 2021, the most in a single month since the pandemic began.
Huntsville’s overall case count to date is 107, with 16 currently active. Lake of Bays has had 17 cases to date, six of them currently active. None of the Huntsville Lake of Bays cases are in hospital. Two people have died from the disease in Huntsville, as well as a third person in Muskoka Lakes.
As of April 9, within Muskoka there have been 36 cases confirmed as the UK B.1.1.7 variant, and an additional 33 that have screened positive for a variant of concern. (Variant testing is a two-step process with the screening occurring first, followed by whole genome sequencing upon positive screening results. Delays in reporting of up to 10 days are possible for the initial screening, while WGS can take between three and six weeks depending on volume and laboratory capacity, according to the health unit.)
There have been a total of 313 cases reported in Muskoka to date (45 of them currently active, one of which is in hospital) and 8,621 in Simcoe County (1,072 active). A total of 215 people in Simcoe Muskoka have died from COVID-19. (For a full list of Huntsville and Lake of Bays cases to date, and other COVID-19 updates for the area, visit our COVID-19 page.)
For more COVID-19 information from the health unit, visit simcoemuskokahealth.org.
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My only question is why is Huntsville is getting more than double the number of infections than both Bracebridge and Gravenhurst? Huntsville is not twice their size. What is going on in Huntsville that is different? Can any of the health professionals explain this difference?
Not shocked! … Would love to see health gods report residence location from drivers license of infected folks and than it would be quite obvious HOW this is happening! I see all kinds of non residence folks up here, get togethers of non-family members etc etc .. it’s a joke!
Happy Easter
The bunny brought more then eggs.
When are these cottagers from the city going to realize they’re bring COVID with them.
We had 1 case before Easter so where is this coming from. One guess
Stay safe
Not really surprising. The hotels and motels business is picking up.
Vacation time in muskoka! Will it only get worse with summer just down the road?