A few COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the region.
Algoma Public Health's reporting five in the Sault Ste. Marie area - four stemming from close contact with a known case - bringing the health unit to 453, with eighteen "active" plus one "non-resident case temporarily in Algoma".
Meanwhile, Public Health Sudbury and Districts has added one case in Greater Sudbury and another in the Manitoulin District, bringing the health unit to 2345 total, though the number "active" stayed at 47.
It's also reporting two more cases confirmed or presumed to be a variant of concern, bringing that to 1117.
The health unit's hosting an "appointment only" vaccination clinic at its Chapleau office today.