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COVID Positivity Rate Climbing

The positivity rate for COVID-19 in the region isn’t going down.

The Northwestern Health Unit says the seven day rate stands at 27.7%, up five per cent from their last report on Friday.

The good news is the number of active high-risk cases has gone down to 280, from 442 on Friday.

Breakdown (Health Hubs)
Sioux Lookout: 100
Fort Frances: 99
Kenora: 23
Dryden: 17
Red Lake: 13
Rainy River: 12
Emo: 10
Atikokan: 6

There are still three active institutional outbreaks.

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8:04 pm, May 19, 2026
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