The Thunder Bay District Health Unit's confirmed its 30th COVID-19 death - the third in as many days - as new cases jumped to a record 60.
Of the new cases, 56 are in the Thunder Bay area, three in unspecified "district communities", and one in an unspecified First Nation community - it brings the health unit's total to 1557, with 349 "active" while hospitalizations have jumped to 22, five in an ICU.
Public Health Sudbury and Districts - meanwhile - has confirmed its thirteenth COVID-19-related death, noted to be linked to an outbreak at Health Sciences North.
The health unit's also reporting three new cases in Greater Sudbury and two in unspecified Sudbury District communities - bringing its total to 605, 30 "active" - and it has declared outbreaks at two more Greater Sudbury schools and the Walford Sudbury retirement home.
The neighbouring Porcupine Health Unit's reporting four new cases in the Hearst and Hornepayne area and four in the James and Hudson Bay region - bringing its total to 338, 28 "active" - while declaring an outbreak at Innes Transport in Moosonee and warning of "high-risk exposure" on two Ontario Northland buses: Wednesday's 11 a-m bus from Toronto to Sudbury and the 6 pm from Sudbury to Timmins.
Algoma Public Health - which confirmed its 196th case yesterday - currently has four "active" cases, two in hospital.