H1N1 cases high in Northwestern Ontario

Northwestern Ontario continues to be one of the busiest in terms of active cases of the swine flu virus.
The Ontario Ministry of Health says there were 15 new confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus this past week in the Northwestern Health Unit catchment area, which includes remote first nation communities in the far north.
There are currently 49 active cases of H1N1 in this region and just five in the Thunder Bay Health Unit.