The Omicron variant's been confirmed in Northern Ontario.
The Thunder Bay District Health Unit says four residents of the Thunder Bay area have been confirmed as having the COVID-19 variant, though it does anticipate four more will be confirmed for the variant in the coming days - they're all in the same household with a direct link to South Africa, and are now isolating, with the health unit assuring there's "no evidence of spread outside the household".
The health unit's also reporting 53 new COVID-19 cases in the Thunder Bay area over the weekend, and another in an unspecified "district community", bringing it to 3696 total, with 137 "active", including three in hospital.
Meanwhile, Algoma Public Health's added 30 in the Sault Ste. Marie area, bringing the health unit to 1311 total - though the number "active" is down to 317, with ten in hospital - while the Porcupine Health Unit's added one in the Timmins region, bringing the health unit to 2281 total, with six "active".