Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

Some health units will move out of lockdown this week, outlets report, but Northwestern Ontario not among them

Community group Not One More Death says it has received credible reports of six deaths on Thunder Bay's streets over the winter.

Active cases rise, with new cases tied to correctional centre and others with no known exposure

Kenora region fuels dramatic single-day growth in cases, largest in nearly a month.

Outbreak claimed lives of 23 residents at the Thunder Bay long-term care home since it was declared in November

Outbreak at district jail accounts for more than half of new cases; number of active cases falls

Dr. Janet DeMille with the Thunder Bay District Health Unit said she would not be surprised if the province-wide lockdown is extended and would like to see a staged approach to reopening.

An inmate released into the community visited multiple homes, First Nation leadership reported Friday

Minister of Health Patty Hajdu said nothing has indicated Pfizer and Moderna will not deliver on their commitments to deliver doses of the vaccine despite recent delays in shipments.

An outbreak of COVID-19 in the Thunder Bay District Jail was first declared in January and more than 90 individuals have tested positive.