COVID-19 cases are rising across the region.
Algoma Public Health has confirmed four more in Central and East Algoma - three stemming from close contact with a known case, the other unknown at this time - though it adds a case reported Saturday no longer meets case definition and so isn't considered a confirmed case.
The health unit's reported 208 cases overall, with ten currently "active" - two in hospital - though it notes three other cases of "non-residents temporarily in Algoma".
The Algoma District School Board says "individuals associated with Central Algoma Secondary School" are among recently-reported cases, prompting the Desbarats school to send secondary students to remote learning for the week.
It adds students in the Grade 9 and "Bus 58" cohorts must isolate until March 26th and in the Grade 11/12 cohort must isolate until March 19th, while those and suggests testing as soon as possible.
Public Health Sudbury and Districts has added 38 cases - all in Greater Sudbury - while reporting six more cases "screened positive for a 'variant of concern'".
That brings the health unit over 1000 reported cases - to 1011, 158 screened positive for a variant - with 291 "active" cases.
It's also reporting potential "high-risk" exposure for those who attended P&M's Kouzzina in Greater Sudbury between March 4th and 6th or 8th to 10th.
The Thunder Bay District Health Unit's confirmed one case each in unspecified First Nation and district communities, and 49 in in the Thunder Bay area, bringing its total to 2390, with 446 "active", 44 in hospital, seven in an I-C-U.
The neighbouring Porcupine Health Unit only has one "active" case.