APH Reports 58th COVID-19 Death, More Cases for PHU & TBDHU

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

Algoma Public Health's giving no details about its 58th death linked to the illness - the 37th this year - which comes just over a week after it last reported a death.

It reported fifteen cases since Tuesday - nine in the Sault Ste. Marie area, three in Central and East Algoma, two in the Elliot Lake area, and another in North Algoma (which includes Wawa, Dubreuilville, White River, and the Michipicoten and Missinabie Cree First Nations) - leaving it with 42 "high risk active" cases, four in hospital.

The Thunder Bay District Health Unit's added 59 cases since Wednesday, but reduced the count by one due to data cleanup - figures show an increase of 35 in the Thunder Bay area, 21 in unspecified First Nation communities, and two in unspecified district communities - leaving it with 143 known "active" cases, 25 in hospital, four in ICUs.

The Porcupine Health Unit's added seven since Wednesday, but no longer breaks that down by region or reports "active" case counts, though it does show six in hospital.