TBDHU Reports 5 New COVID-19 Deaths, More Cases for PHSD

It's a tragic day in the region, as the Thunder Bay District Health Unit's confirmed five more COVID-19 deaths, making it the health unit's deadliest day of the pandemic.

The health unit isn't giving any further details about the deaths, which bring its death toll to 45.

This comes as the health unit's reporting 21 more cases in the Thunder Bay area and four in unspecified district communities, bringing it to 2686 total, though the number "active" is down to 286, 26 in hospital, five in an ICU.

Public Health Sudbury and Districts - meanwhile - is reporting 28 new cases in Greater Sudbury and one more in the Manitoulin District, bringing its total to 1242, 285 currently "active".

It's also reporting 22 more cases screened positive for a variant of concern - bringing that total to 313 - plus two more cases with confirmed variants of concern identified, bringing that total to five.

The Porcupine Health Unit isn't reporting any new cases, though it is warning of potential "high-risk" exposure for those who took Air Canada flight AC 8289 from Toronto to Timmins Monday night.

It has two "active" cases while Algoma Public Health has eighteen.