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COVID case confirmed at south-end Barrie high school

COVID case confirmed at south-end Barrie high school

Health unit says there have been no close contacts to the affected individual; Innisdale students can still come to school, says principal
Expert in contact tracing blames provincial leadership, not health units, for shortfalls

Expert in contact tracing blames provincial leadership, not health units, for shortfalls

Simcoe-Muskoka health unit among small number not meeting threshold of tracing 90% or more of contacts within 24 hours
Simcoe County's first daycare COVID case confirmed at Barrie facility

Simcoe County's first daycare COVID case confirmed at Barrie facility

SEEDS administrator says parents were informed and all necessary protocols have been followed to allow south-end facility to remain open
As COVID cases grow and temperatures drop, restaurateurs worry about business

As COVID cases grow and temperatures drop, restaurateurs worry about business

'We’ve already bought everything for takeout in case we shut down; we have everything ready to switch over'
16 new COVID cases reported in Simcoe County today, including 3 in Barrie

16 new COVID cases reported in Simcoe County today, including 3 in Barrie

Health unit also confirms five more cases associated with workplace outbreaks in Simcoe County
WATCH: Province to hire 500 more contact tracers, case managers

WATCH: Province to hire 500 more contact tracers, case managers

Boots should be on the ground by mid-November, Ford says
Ontario confirms 721 new COVID cases today

Ontario confirms 721 new COVID cases today

The province has reported zero new COVID-related deaths today
2 COVID cases confirmed at Bradford school, 1 class closed

2 COVID cases confirmed at Bradford school, 1 class closed

This marks the third school in Bradford to report a positive COVID case
Second staff member tests positive for COVID at Bradford Valley Care Community

Second staff member tests positive for COVID at Bradford Valley Care Community

Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit says four units now affected by the outbreak
Barrie hospital experts called in to curb outbreak at Beeton long-term care home

Barrie hospital experts called in to curb outbreak at Beeton long-term care home

'They have an entire team of experts in infection control,' including doctors, nurses and management, says county official