Another COVID-19 death's been confirmed in the region.
Public Health Sudbury and Districts is reporting its 226th COVID-related death - the 197th in Greater Sudbury - it's the fifth COVID death this month, four of which have been in Greater Sudbury, the other in the Manitoulin District - the last was reported Wednesday.
The health unit's also reporting 38 new cases since Wednesday - 29 in Greater Sudbury, three in the broader Sudbury District, six in the Manitoulin District - though known "active" cases stayed at 153, including one in the northern Sudbury District (which includes Chapleau, Cartier, Foleyet, Gogama, and neighbouring First Nations).
The health unit only updates hospitalization figures on Wednesdays, but last showed 51 in hospital, three in ICUs.