COVID-19 cases are rising across the region.
Algoma Public Health's confirmed four more in Central and East Algoma and one more in the Sault Ste. Marie area - all but one of the cases stem from close contact with a known case.
The health unit's reported 213 cases overall, with fifteen currently "active" - one in hospital - though it notes three other cases of "non-residents temporarily in Algoma".
It has also declared an outbreak at Central Algoma Secondary School - the Algoma District School Board's already switched secondary students at the school to remote learning, while its Junior Kindergarten to Grade 8 students can continue in-person learning.
Public Health Sudbury and Districts has also added five cases - all in Greater Sudbury - while changing one previously reported case from the Manitoulin District to Greater Sudbury.
It's also reporting 38 more cases "screened positive for a 'variant of concern'" - in total, the health unit's reported 1016 cases, 196 screening positive for a variant, though "active" cases are down to 243, a decrease of 48 from the previous day.
The Thunder Bay District Health Unit's confirmed 33 cases in the Thunder Bay area and another two in unspecified district communities, bringing its total to 2425 though the number "active" has declined to 403, with hospitalizations down slightly to 39, eight in an ICU.
The neighbouring Porcupine Health Unit only has one "active" case, in the Timmins area.