PHSD Reports 250th COVID-19 Death, New Cases

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

Public Health Sudbury and Districts is reporting a death in the Sudbury District in which COVID contributed but was not the underlying cause of death - that brings the health unit's COVID death toll to 250, nineteen of those in the broader Sudbury District.

It last reported a death January 10th.

The health unit's also reporting six new cases since Wednesday - five in Greater Sudbury, one in the western Sudbury District - though known "active" cases dipped to 55.

The health unit only updates hospitalization figures Wednesdays, but last showed 33 in hospital, three in ICUs.