More COVID-19 cases were confirmed in the region over the weekend.
Algoma Public Health added eleven in Sault Ste. Marie - one stemming from international travel, the rest from close contact with a known case - bringing the health unit's total to 529, with 46 active - the most in weeks - including one in hospital.
The Algoma District School Board's confirmed individuals associated with its Grand View Public School in Sault Ste. Marie have tested positive - it already sent the River View Public School in the Sault to remote learning because of multiple cases, while the Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board's reported a total of four cases at three schools in the Sault.
Meanwhile, Public Health Sudbury and Districts added 34 cases in Greater Sudbury - bringing the health unit's total to 2834 - though the number "active" only rose by one, to 212.
It also reported 29 more confirmed or presumed to be variants of concern, bringing that count to 1488.