PHSD Reports 227th COVID-19 Death, 6th of November

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

Public Health Sudbury and Districts is reporting its 227th COVID-related death - the 198th in Greater Sudbury - it's the sixth COVID death this month, five of which have been in Greater Sudbury, the other in the Manitoulin District - the last was reported Friday.

The health unit's also reporting 42 new cases since Friday - 34 in Greater Sudbury, five in the broader Sudbury District, three in the Manitoulin District - though known "active" cases dropped to 143, still 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.