Another COVID-19 death has been confirmed in the region.
Citing "respect for the family", Algoma Public Health's giving no details about the ninth death linked to the illness in its area, simply saying this "highlights the seriousness of this virus", asking "every Algoma resident to continue doing their part to protect our community members, including getting fully vaccinated against COVID-19".
This comes less than three weeks after the health unit confirmed its eighth COVID death.
The health unit's also reporting ten new cases in the Sault Ste. Marie area, bringing the health unit's total to 593, with 63 "active", including one in hospital.