PHSD Reports 128th COVID-19 Death, More Cases for APH

Another COVID-19 death's been confirmed in the region.

Public Health Sudbury and Districts is giving few details about its 128th death from the illness: figures show it was the 115th in Greater Sudbury but it's unknown whether COVID-19 was the underlying cause of death or just contributed to it.

The death was reported Friday, two days after the health unit last reported a death.

The health unit also added 110 cases in Greater Sudbury, six in the Sudbury District, and eleven in the Manitoulin District, leaving it with 350 "active" - including seven in the northern Sudbury District, which includes Chapleau, Cartier, Foleyet, Gogama, and neighbouring First Nations - with 33 in hospital, two in ICUs.

Meanwhile, Algoma Public Health added 33 in the Sault Ste. Marie area, six in Central and East Algoma, four in the Elliot Lake area, and one in North Algoma - which includes Wawa, Dubreuilville, White River, and the Michipicoten and Missinabie Cree First Nations - leaving it with 421 known "active" cases - plus three "non-resident cases temporarily in Algoma" - with twelve local cases in hospital, four in ICUs.