North Algoma Sees 4th COVID-19 Cases, More Throughout Region

More COVID-19 cases are being reported across the region - including in North Algoma.

Algoma Public Health's confirmed three in the Sault Ste. Marie area and one in North Algoma, only the fourth case for this region and the first since mid-February.

The health unit doesn't clarify where the case is in North Algoma, which it defines as "Dubreuilville, Michipicoten First Nation, Missinabie Cree First Nation, Wawa, and White River".

This brings the health unit to 335 cases, 42 "active" - two in hospital - plus three cases of "non-residents temporarily in Algoma", one in hospital.

Public Health Sudbury and Districts is reporting seventeen cases in Greater Sudbury, six in the western part of the Sudbury District, and one in the Manitoulin District, bringing it to 1946, though the number "active" is down to 77 - it's also reporting eight more cases screened positive for variants of concern, bringing that total to 789.

The Porcupine Health Unit's reported fifteen in the Timmins area and one in the Cochrane, Matheson, Iroquois Falls, and Smooth Rock Falls area, bringing it to 631, with 140 "active", three in hospital.

The Thunder Bay District Health Unit's confirmed five cases in the Thunder Bay area and two in an unspecified "district communities", bringing the health unit to 3104, 54 "active" including six in hospital, one in an ICU.