COVID-19 cases are rising in the region.
Algoma Public Health confirmed two cases in the Sault Ste. Marie area Friday night, bringing the health unit's total to 221, with 23 currently "active" - one in hospital - plus one case of a "non-resident temporarily in Algoma".
Public Health Sudbury and Districts has confirmed a total of 64 cases over the weekend - 61 in Greater Sudbury, two in unspecified Sudbury District communities, and one in an unspecified Manitoulin District community - bringing it to 1164 total, 268 "active".
It's also reporting 38 more cases screened positive for a variant of concern - bringing that total to 246 - though there's some good news: 20,048 people in the PHSD region have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, with 1690 fully vaccinated.
The Thunder Bay District Health Unit reported 58 cases over the weekend - 48 in the Thunder Bay area, eight more in unspecified "district communities", and two in First Nation communities - bringing its total to 2623, though the number of "active" cases has fallen to 362, with 35 in hospital, twelve in an ICU.
Some good news for the Porcupine Health Unit, which currently has three "active" cases: it moved from the "Orange-Restrict" category of the province's tiered restrictions framework to the lower "Yellow-Protect" as of midnight this morning.