Two more COVID-19 deaths have been confirmed in Greater Sudbury.
Public Health Sudbury and Districts is giving no more details about the deaths, which bring the health unit's death toll since the pandemic began to 61 - the health unit reported its 59th death linked to the illness on Monday.
The health unit's also reporting 144 new cases in Greater Sudbury, 27 in the Manitoulin District, and eight in the Sudbury District, leaving it with 993 known "active" cases, including eight in the northern Sudbury District, which includes Chapleau, Cartier, Foleyet, Gogama, and neighbouring First Nations.
PHSD is holding "appointment-only" COVID-19 vaccination clinics at the Chapleau Family Health Team today, at the health unit's office in Chapleau tomorrow, and at the Gogama Community Centre tomorrow.
Meanwhile, Algoma Public Health's added 59 cases in the Sault Ste. Marie area, eleven in Central and East Algoma, and one in North Algoma, which includes Wawa, Dubreuilville, White River, Michipicoten First Nation, and Missinabie Cree First Nation.
That leaves it with 586 known "active" cases - plus four "non-resident cases temporarily in Algoma" - thirteen cases are in hospital, plus one "non-resident" case.