More COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the region.
Algoma Public Health's added 50 cases since Friday - 35 in the Sault Ste. Marie area, seven in Central and East Algoma, seven in the Elliot Lake area, and another in North Algoma (which includes Wawa, Dubreuilville, White River, and the Michipicoten and Missinabie Cree First Nations) - though the number of known "active" cases is down to 162 - the lowest in some time - with seventeen in hospital, two in ICUs.
It's showing nine active outbreaks in the region - in multiple parts of FJ Davey Home and Extendicare Maple View in the Sault, and at the Ontario Finnish Resthome, Great Northern Retirement Home, Sault Area Hospital, and Elliot Lake's St. Joseph's General Hospital - while an outbreak at Wawa's Women's Shelter was declared over last week.
Meanwhile, Public Health Sudbury and Districts added 85 cases since Friday - 51 in Greater Sudbury, 29 in the Sudbury District, and five in the Manitoulin District - though the number "active" is down to 198 - including six in the northern Sudbury District (which includes Chapleau, Cartier, Foleyet, Gogama, and neighbouring First Nations) - with 33 cases in hospital.
It's also showing nine active outbreaks - two in Espanola, the others in Greater Sudbury.