Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Thunder Bay News and Information

One COVID outbreak at St. Joseph's Hospital is declared over

Other COVID-19 outbreaks continue in high-risk settings in the Thunder Bay area.

Oct 11, 2022 12:30 PM Read more >

Hospital seeks more government funding to deal with surgical wait list

The Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre is trying to get to its 'long waiters' first as it looks to address a surgical backlog worsened by COVID-19.

Oct 7, 2022 8:00 AM Read more >

District's COVID-19 death toll reaches 121

The number of patients in hospital with COVID has climbed from 43 to 66 in the past week

Oct 6, 2022 11:28 AM Read more >

29 residents and staff confirmed with COVID-19 at Southbridge Pinewood

There are COVID outbreaks in two sections of the Walsh Street long-term care home.

Oct 5, 2022 3:00 PM Read more >

Three more deaths are linked to COVID-19

The Thunder Bay District Health Unit reports that 120 people have died with COVID-19 listed as an underlying or contributing cause since April 2020.

Sep 29, 2022 11:25 AM Read more >

COVID-19 outbreak at St. Joseph's Hospital expands

An outbreak of COVID-19 has expanded to the entire 5th floor of the St. Joseph's Hospital.

Sep 27, 2022 1:15 PM Read more >

COVID-19 outbreak declared at St. Joseph's hospital

An outbreak of COVID-19 has been declared in the St. Joseph's Hospital's 5 North area.

Sep 26, 2022 3:28 PM Read more >

Bivalent vaccine eligibility opens

All Ontario residents 18 and older are now eligible to receive the bivalent COVID-19 vaccine, which provides more targeted protection against the Omicron variant.

Sep 26, 2022 11:45 AM Read more >

COVID-19 linked to two more deaths in the Thunder Bay area

117 people have now died since the onset of the pandemic.

Sep 22, 2022 10:58 AM Read more >

COVID outbreak declared over at Southbridge Roseview

Four other outbreaks in high-risk settings are ongoing

Sep 21, 2022 10:20 AM Read more >