APH & PHSD Report COVID-19 Cases Over Weekend

More COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the region.

Algoma Public Health's reported three in the Sault Ste. Marie area, one in Central and East Algoma, and another in North Algoma - four stem from close contact with a known case, the other's unknown at this time.

It brings the health unit's total to 430, with nineteen "active", two in hospital.

The health unit's also warning of potential public exposure on a pair of Air Canada flights last Thursday, August 26th: AC 134 from Calgary to Toronto, and AC 8323 from Toronto to Sault Ste. Marie.

Meanwhile, Public Health Sudbury and Districts has added six cases in Greater Sudbury - bringing the health unit to 2274, with 45 "active" - while reporting two more confirmed or presumed to be variants of concern, bringing that to 1059.

The Porcupine Health Unit's also reporting three in the Timmins area - bringing its total to 2166 - though it doesn't update its "active" case numbers over the weekend.