PHSD Reports 174th COVID-19 Death

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

Public Health Sudbury and Districts is reporting the death in Greater Sudbury - the 152nd in the city, and the 174th for the health unit, which last reported a death last Wednesday.

It's also reporting 66 new cases since Friday - 59 in Greater Sudbury, one in the Sudbury District, and six in the Manitoulin District - though known "active" cases are down to 209, with 40 in hospital, one in an ICU.

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

The health unit's showing thirteen "active" outbreaks: one in Espanola, the rest in Greater Sudbury.