A Few COVID-19 Cases Reported Over Canada Day Weekend

A few COVID-19 cases have been reported in the region in recent days.

Public Health Sudbury and Districts has added five in Greater Sudbury - bringing the health unit to 2171 total, with 15 "active" - while a 977th case screened positive for a variant of concern.

The neighbouring Porcupine Health Unit's confirmed seventeen new cases - seven in the James and Hudson Bay region, seven in the Timmins area, three in the Cochrane area - bringing it to 2084 total.

It last reported 70 "active", but that was before many of the cases were reported over the weekend.

The Thunder Bay District Health Unit reported a single case Friday - in the Thunder Bay area, stemming from travel outside northwestern Ontario - bringing it to 3338, with four "active", though it no longer issues weekend updates.

Algoma Public Health was quiet, reporting no new cases - it currently has none "active".