Several more COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the region.
Algoma Public Health's reporting eight more cases, all in the Sault Ste. Marie area - all but one stem from close contact with a known case, with unknown exposure for the other case.
This brings the health unit's total reported cases to 55, twelve of which are currently "active" - all in the Sault area.
Public Health Sudbury and Districts has also confirmed eight more cases in Greater Sudbury - on top of the twenty reported Friday and five on Saturday - six stem from close contact with confirmed cases, the other two are still under investigation.
That brings the health unit's total reported cases to 175, 48 of which have been reported in the last week - those 48 are the health unit's only "active" cases.
Medical Officer of Health Dr. Penny Sutcliffe notes the daily case counts are at an "all-time high...not a trend we want to continue", urging everyone to "critically assess daily actions and decisions and to take deliberate steps to reduce the spread of COVID-19", further warning "otherwise, we risk seeing widespread community transmission and outbreaks, putting our health and education systems, our vulnerable populations, and our businesses at risk".
Sutcliffe notes investigations to date show no single incident driving the health unit's surge in cases, with transmission occurring among household contacts and through social interactions outside of households, seeing an increase in infections among young people, similar to other parts of the province.
Meanwhile, the neighbouring Porcupine Health Unit's reporting its 101st case - this time in Timmins, stemming from contact with a known case - leaving it with four "active" cases.
The Thunder Bay District Health Unit's reporting another four cases - on top of the eight reported over the weekend - all of them are in the Thunder Bay area and stem from close contact with a known case, bringing the health unit's total to 129, twelve currently "active".