COVID-19 cases are rising in the region.
Algoma Public Health's reporting five in the Sault Ste. Marie area and another in the Elliot Lake area, bringing the health unit to 310, with 49 "active" - two in hospital - plus another case of a "non-resident temporarily in Algoma".
It's also reporting another case screened positive for a variant of concern, bringing the total to 32.
Public Health Sudbury and Districts - meanwhile - is reporting nine cases in Greater Sudbury and four in unspecified Sudbury District communities, bringing the health unit to 1868, though the number "active" has dropped to 149.
It's also reporting eleven more cases screened positive for a variant of concern, bringing that total to 666.
There is some good news: 58,911 people in the health unit's region have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, with 7175 fully vaccinated.