Another Algoma resident's tested positive for COVID-19.
Algoma Public Health says its ninth confirmed case is a woman in her 40s who was exposed both through international travel and close contact with a confirmed case - it's noted that she flew from London, England to Toronto on Air Canada flight AC 869 on March 23rd, then took Air Canada flight AC 8611 from Toronto to Sudbury, the same flights taken by the region's seventh confirmed case, a woman in her 70s.
Flight crew and passengers in rows 18 to 22 of the first flight or 14 to 18 of the second flight are considered close contacts of the two women, who are both self-isolating.
The health unit does not specify where the women live, but it does say the regions where Algoma residents have tested positive are Sault Ste. Marie and Area, Central and East Algoma, and Elliot Lake and Area, though more than 200 tests in the region are still pending.
So far, Public Health Sudbury and Districts has confirmed 26 cases - with one death - while the Porcupine Health Unit has confirmed 31 cases with two deaths - several cases are believed to have stemmed from community exposure, something suspected in at least one case for the Sudbury District.