PHSD Reports Rising COVID-19 Cases, Fewer for Northern Sudbury District

More COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the region - but fewer in the northern Sudbury District.

Public Health Sudbury and Districts is reporting 165 across its region since Wednesday - 148 in Greater Sudbury, seven in the Sudbury District, and ten in the Manitoulin District - pushing known "active" cases up slightly, to 269, with 35 in hospital, one in an ICU.

The "active" cases include one in the northern Sudbury District - down from the three reported Wednesday - the communities aren't specified, but the region includes Chapleau, Cartier, Foleyet, Gogama, and neighbouring First Nations.

The health unit has ten "active" outbreaks across its region: one in Espanola, the rest in Greater Sudbury.