Public Health Sudbury and Districts is touting an important milestone in fighting COVID-19.
The health unit says it has successfully immunized all consenting residents of long-term care and high-risk retirement homes in its region - as well as residents and staff of Elders' lodges - with a total of 1729 individuals getting their first dose of Moderna's vaccine.
It adds residents of the Wikwemikong Nursing Home - the first people in the region to get the vaccine - have now received their second dose, with second doses for all other residents to be scheduled over the coming weeks, in accordance with requirements.
This comes as the health unit's reporting five new cases in Greater Sudbury - the health unit's reported 546 cases since the pandemic began, though it only has 27 considered "active" at this time.