Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

Active case count up to 259 in Northwestern Health Unit, hospitalizations rise by two.

Community north of Sioux Lookout requests nursing, other support as outbreak grows to 43 active cases Thursday.

Province expected to announce a two-day delay on the return to classrooms at a news conference on Thursday afternoon, according to a report in the Toronto Sun.

Horwath, Del Duca dodge questions over whether classes should resume Jan. 3, but slam government for failure to make schools safer.

However, the Thunder Bay District Health Unit is open to looking at shifting its focus toward hospitalizations in the future, similar to a move made by the Nova Scotia government.

Thunder Bay now has 312 active COVID-19 cases, its most since March 22 as the health unit announces more than 100 cases in a day for just the second time since the pandemic began.

Five individuals associated with the school had tested positive for COVID-19.

Public health authorities will have to scale back approach to case, contact management, Northwestern Health Unit head says.

Almost all the new cases are in the city or immediate surrounding area

Hospitalizations remained at four in the Northwestern Health Unit on Wednesday.