PHSD, PHU & TBDHU Report New COVID-19 Cases, Possible Exposure Warnings

More COVID-19 cases have been reported across the region.

Public Health Sudbury and Districts has confirmed five in Greater Sudbury and another in the Sudbury District - bringing it to 2088, with 29 "active" including three in the northern part of the Sudbury District - while four more screened positive for a variant of concern, for a total of 913.

The Porcupine Health Unit's added 73 cases in the Timmins area, 31 in the James and Hudson Bay region, 24 in the Cochrane, Matheson, Iroquois Falls, and Smooth Rock Falls area, one in the Hearst and Hornepayne area, and another in the Kapuskasing, Opasatika, Val Rita-Harty, Moonbeam, and Fauquier-Strickland area, bringing the health unit to 1366 - it last reported 307 "active", one outside the district, though that was before the latest cases.

It's also warning of possible exposure on the Polar Bear Express and an Ontario Northland train from Timmins to Cochrane on May 18th, as well as an Ontario Northland train from Moosonee to Cochrane May 27th.

The Thunder Bay District Health Unit's reporting six cases in unspecified First Nation communities and three in unspecified district communities - bringing it to 3217, with 42 "active", five in hospital - while a 96th case with a variant of concern was identified.

While Algoma Public Health hasn't reported any new cases, it is showing two more screened positive for a variant of concern, for a total of 99 - it has 18 "active" cases, two in hospital plus three non-residents in hospital.

All of the health units have issued a warning about potential "high-risk" exposure for workers of Baffinland Mary River Mine on Baffin Island in Nunavut, urging anyone who's returned from there since April 30th to immediately isolate and contact their local health unit.