The Northwestern Health Unit reports two new positive COVID-19 test results in the Dryden Health Hub area.
Follow up with the persons involved and their contacts has started and anyone who is identified as a contact for these cases will be notified directly.
However, the active case count continues to decline in the region, with 46 active cases compared to 54 on Tuesday.
The Sioux Lookout Health Hub still leads the way in active cases with 26, 16 in the Kenora hub and with the new cases announced today, 4 in the Dryden hub.
The Health Unit also confirms that two people in the catchment area are in hospital with the virus.
There are now 601 resolved cases.
The Thunder Bay District Health Unit reports five deaths related to coronavirus.
Wednesday’s somber number means 45 people have lost their lives to the virus since the start of the pandemic.
There are 25 new positive test results and 39 resolved, putting the district at 286 active cases.
Ontario reports 15 hundred new cases and 10 deaths.
