THUNDER BAY – Active case numbers hit their lowest point in 2021 as the Thunder Bay District Health Unit reported no new confirmed COVID-19 cases Tuesday.
With two previous cases declared resolved, the active case count fell from 14 to 12, the lowest level since Nov. 8 of last year.
The health unit has reported only nine confirmed cases of COVID-19 over the past week.
There were three district residents in hospital with the virus as of Tuesday, with two of those in the Intensive Care Unit.
Two previously reported cases also screened positive for a COVID-19 variant of concern, bringing the total reported to 184.
The health unit has reported a total of 3,331 cases since the pandemic began, with 3,255 considered resolved and 12 active.
The health unit recorded its 64th COVID-related death last week, the first in nearly a month.
