PHSD Confirms 11th COVID-19 Death

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

Public Health Sudbury and Districts is giving few details about its eleventh death linked to the illness, except that it's linked to an outbreak at Health Sciences North.

This comes as the health unit's reporting ten new cases in Greater Sudbury, bringing the health unit to 556, 35 "active".

Meanwhile, Algoma Public Health's confirmed three in the Sault Ste. Marie area, bringing the health unit's total to 190, 22 "active" including two in hospital.

The neighbouring Porcupine Health Unit's reporting one more linked to the outbreak at Extendicare Kapuskasing - which has seen fifteen residents die from the illness - bringing that health unit to 302, 27 "active" including one in hospital.

The Thunder Bay District Health Unit's confirmed 26 more in the Thunder Bay area, bringing it to 1130, with 121 still "active", including three in hospital, one in the ICU.