More COVID-19 deaths have been confirmed in the region.
Algoma Public Health's reporting two, noted to be deaths in which COVID contributed but was not the underlying cause of death - this brings its death toll since the pandemic began to 72 - 51 in 2022 alone - it last reported a death in its last report, on Thursday.
The health unit's also reporting 157 new cases since Thursday - 110 in the Sault Ste. Marie area, seventeen in Central and East Algoma, 27 in the Elliot Lake area, and three in North Algoma (which includes Wawa, Dubreuilville, White River, and the Michipicoten and Missinabie Cree First Nations) - though known "high risk active" cases are down to 272, including 36 in hospital, four in ICUs.