The Thunder Bay District Health Unit's confirmed its 68th death related to the illness, just a week after its 67th.
It's also reporting eleven new cases in the Thunder Bay area and another in an unspecified "district community", though it has also removed one from the case count due to data quality checks, bringing the health unit's total to 3751, though the number "active" is down to 114, with three in hospital.
Meanwhile, Algoma Public Health's added thirteen cases in the Sault Ste. Marie area and another in the Elliot Lake area, bringing it to 1384 total, though the number "active" is down to 257, with five in hospital, also down from the previous day.
It's also warning of potential "low-risk" exposure for those who attended the Thessalon Memorial Community Centre last Friday, December 10th, between 6:30 and 7:30 pm.
The health unit's also declared three more outbreaks at Algoma schools - Thessalon Public School, Ben R. McMullin Public School, and Superior Heights Collegiate and Vocational School - leaving the health unit with ten "active" outbreaks, most in Sault Ste. Marie.
Public Health Sudbury and Districts has added 17 cases in Greater Sudbury, another four in the Sudbury District, and fourteen in the Manitoulin District, bringing its total to 4247, with 367 "active".
The health unit's showing thirteen "active" outbreaks, all in Greater Sudbury.
The neighbouring Porcupine Health Unit's reporting thirteen cases in the Cochrane, Matheson, Iroquois Falls, and Smooth Rock Falls area - and another in the Timmins area - bringing it to 2296 total, with seventeen "active".