Another COVID-19 death's been confirmed in the region.
Algoma Public Health's providing no details about its 21st death related to the illness, which comes just shy of two weeks after its 20th.
The health unit's also reporting 56 new cases in the Sault Ste. Marie area, nine in Central and East Algoma, four in the Elliot Lake area, and six in North Algoma, which includes Wawa, Dubreuilville, White River, Michipicoten First Nation, and Missinabie Cree First Nation.
Despite that, known "active" cases are down slightly, to 636, with only eight in hospital, plus a "non-resident case temporarily in Algoma" also in hospital.
Meanwhile, Public Health Sudbury and Districts is reporting 128 new cases in Greater Sudbury, seven in the Manitoulin District, and six in the Sudbury District, leaving it with 993 known "active" cases, including 23 in the northern Sudbury District, which includes Chapleau, Cartier, Foleyet, Gogama, and neighbouring First Nations.