The Northwestern Health Unit is reporting two new positive cases of COVID-19 and three probable cases Monday.
They are all in the Dryden/Red Lake region.
Officials say a probable case refers to an individual whose test results aren’t available but who is symptomatic and has had close contact with a confirmed case of the coronavirus.
The health unit says it conducts contact tracing and monitoring of self-isolation for all cases, both confirmed positive and probable positive, within the region.
Two classes at Dryden High School are closed due to a risk of COVID exposure.
The Thunder Bay District Health Unit recorded five new cases today.
Ontario is reporting 1,958 new cases of the coronavirus as Canada marks the one-year anniversary of the first known COVID-19 case in the country.
Forty-three more deaths were reported.
