PHSD Reports 217th COVID-19 Death

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

Public Health Sudbury and Districts is reporting its 189th in Greater Sudbury, bringing the health unit's COVID-related death toll to 217 - it hasn't reported a death in weeks.

It's also reporting four new cases since Friday - two in Greater Sudbury, two in the Manitoulin District - though known "active" cases are down slightly, to nine - the health unit now only updates hospitalization figures on Wednesdays, but last showed five cases in hospital, one in an ICU.