It's a tragic day for Public Health Sudbury and Districts, as the health unit's confirmed three COVID-19 deaths.
The health unit's giving few details, except that the deaths were in Greater Sudbury - it brings the region's death toll since the pandemic began to nineteen.
PHSD previously confirmed sixteen new cases - all in Greater Sudbury - bringing its total to 1378 - 335 "active" - while six more cases "screened positive for a variant of concern", bringing that total to 383.
The Thunder Bay District Health Unit's reporting twelve more cases - nine in the Thunder Bay area, three in unspecified "district communities" - bringing its total to 2801, though the number "active" has fallen to 207, 19 in hospital, four in an ICU.
Algoma Public Health's confirmed one more in the Sault Ste. Marie area and another in the Central and East Algoma area, bringing the health unit's total to 228, ten currently "active".
It's also warning of potential "low-risk" exposure at the Bath and Body Works in Station Mall between 11 am and 4:30 pm Saturday, March 27th.
The Porcupine Health Unit isn't reporting any new cases, but it is advising that three confirmed cases in Timmins have screened positive for a variant of concern, expected to be the B.1.1.7 variant first detected in the UK.