TBDHU Reports 65th COVID-19 Death, PHSD Warns Proof of Vaccination Requirement Coming for Sports

Another COVID-19 death's been confirmed in a neighbouring region.

The Thunder Bay District Health Unit's giving no details about its 65th death related to the illness, which comes nearly five months after the previous.

This comes as the health unit's reporting one new case in the Thunder Bay area, bringing the health unit to 3455, with 21 active, including four in hospital, one in an ICU.

Meanwhile, Public Health Sudbury and Districts has announced - starting Monday, November 15th - anyone 12 or older who actively participates in organized sports in the Sudbury or Manitoulin districts must provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination, unless a medical exemption applies.

It's part of measures the health unit announced amid rising case counts in its region, mainly in Greater Sudbury, which has seen the reinstatement of capacity limits and related physical distancing requirements and strengthened masking requirements at indoor and outdoor organized public events.