COVID-19 cases are rising across the region - with another COVID-19 death.
The Thunder Bay District Health Unit's confirmed its 40th death, but it isn't giving any further details.
This comes as the health unit's reporting nine more cases in the Thunder Bay area - the first time reporting single digits since February 9th - bringing the health unit's total to 2632, with 325 currently "active", 35 in hospital, twelve in an ICU.
Public Health Sudbury and Districts has recorded 26 more - one in the Manitoulin District, the rest in Greater Sudbury - bringing its total to 1190, with 265 "active".
It's also reporting fifteen more cases screened positive for a variant of concern, bringing that total to 261.
This comes as the health unit's declared outbreaks at Extendicare Falconbridge, a Greater Sudbury apartment building, and another Greater Sudbury school, while warning of potential high-risk exposure at a Greater Sudbury hair salon.
Algoma Public Health's confirmed its 222nd case, noted to be a resident of the Sault Ste. Marie area exposed by close contact with a known case.
The health unit has 24 "active" cases - one in hospital - plus another case of a "non-resident temporarily in Algoma".
The Porcupine Health Unit currently has two "active" cases.