The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit confirmed no new cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday, with the local case count remaining at 669, including 37 deaths.
Of the health unit’s total COVID-19 cases, 93 per cent — or 623 people — have recovered. Two people remain in hospital, while 23 per cent of cases have been related to local institutional outbreaks.
There have been 17 total coronavirus outbreaks in the Simcoe Muskoka region, with nine at long-term care facilities, three at workplaces, four at retirement homes and one at a group home.
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