NWHU Adds Case In Kenora Area
The Northwestern Health Unit is reporting one new confirmed case of COVID-19 Monday morning within their catchment area.
The new positive test result, which is from the Kenora region, comes after a weekend that saw 20 new cases within the health unit’s catchment area.
Even though the number of confirmed cases for the NWHU did go up and now sits at 579 there is some good news as the total number of active cases is down to 75 (it was as high as 88 over the weekend).
The number of recovered cases within the Northwestern Health Unit now sits at 504.
Meanwhile another person has died from the coronavirus in the Thunder Bay District.
The Thunder Bay District Health Unit reports 51 new COVID-19 cases today bringing the active case count to 446.
Thirty-eight people have now died from the virus in the district since the pandemic began one year ago.
The Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre is reporting 44 patients have been admitted who have tested positive for COVID-19.
Of those, 11 are in the Intensive Care Unit.
(With Files From Vic Krasowski/Thunder Bay)
