PHSD Reports 2 COVID-19 Deaths, APH Adds New Cases

More COVID-19 deaths have been reported in Greater Sudbury.

Public Health Sudbury and Districts is reporting two - one in which the illness was the underlying cause of death, the other in which the cause of death is unknown - bringing the health unit's death toll to 141 - it last reported deaths in its last update, on Monday.

It's also reporting 104 new cases since Monday - 87 in Greater Sudbury, seven in the Sudbury District, and ten in the Manitoulin District - leaving it with 374 known "active" cases - seventeen in the Northern Sudbury District (which includes Chapleau, Cartier, Foleyet, Gogama, and neighbouring First Nations) - with 59 in hospital, three in ICUs.

Algoma Public Health's added 34 cases in the last day - 23 in the Sault Ste. Marie area, seventeen in the Elliot Lake area, seven in Central and East Algoma, and two in North Algoma (which includes Wawa, Dubreuilville, White River, and the Michipicoten and Missinabie Cree First Nations) - leaving it with 261 "active", 28 in hospital, four in ICUs.