Another COVID-19 death's been confirmed in the region.
Algoma Public Health's reporting its 118th since the pandemic began - it doesn't say where - it's the fifth straight weekly report in which the health unit's reported a death.
The health unit's also reporting 44 new cases over the last week - 34 in the Sault Ste. Marie area, six in Central and East Algoma, and four in the Elliot Lake area - though known "high risk active" cases stayed at 53, with thirteen in hospital.