Another COVID-19 death's been confirmed in the region.
Public Health Sudbury and Districts is reporting its 224th COVID-related death - and the third in less than a week, having reported deaths in its last two updates - though this is the 11th in the Manitoulin District.
The health unit's also reporting 67 new cases since Friday - 60 in Greater Sudbury, six in the broader Sudbury District, and one in the Manitoulin District - pushing known "active" cases up to 187 - the highest since early March - including two in the northern Sudbury District (which includes Chapleau, Cartier, Foleyet, Gogama, and neighbouring First Nations) - it has also declared an outbreak at the Bignucolo Residence long-term care facility in Chapleau, as of Saturday, November 4th.
The health unit only updates hospitalization figures on Wednesdays, but last showed 66 in hospital, four in ICUs.