The Thunder Bay District Health Unit's confirmed 29 more cases - two in unspecified district communities, the rest in the Thunder Bay area - bringing its total to 2661, though the number "active" has fallen to 305, 31 in hospital, seven in an ICU.
Though the health unit doesn't specify which communities are reporting cases, an update issued today by the Marathon Family Health Team says there are two new cases in that community - both tied to an outbreak in the North of Superior Healthcare Group's Chronic Care - that leaves the community with nine "active" cases, five in hospital, though those five were already in hospital, as Chronic Care residents.
The family health team has also reported one COVID-19-related death - its first - coinciding with the 40th such death reported by the health unit.
Public Health Sudbury and Districts - meanwhile - is reporting 21 new cases in Greater Sudbury and two more in unspecified Sudbury District communities, bringing its total to 1213, 269 currently "active".
It's also reporting 30 more cases screened positive for a variant of concern, bringing that total to 291.
Some good news, however: the health unit's reporting 21,388 people have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, with 1822 fully vaccinated.
Algoma Public Health - meanwhile - is reporting two new cases in the Sault Ste. Marie area - both stemming from close contact with a known case - bringing the health unit's total to 224, 21 "active", one in hospital.
The Porcupine Health Unit has two "active" cases at this time.