Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

Local school board, teachers’ unions calling for accelerated vaccination for staff to keep schools safe, and open.

A tentative agreement was ratified by nearly 98 per cent of the membership.

Thunder Bay gets one of 707 pharmacies added to Ontario vaccination program.

The number of active cases is now at 91 with 20 previous cases now considered resolved.

Rainy River District School Board reports COVID-19 cases among staff at Donald Young School, Sturgeon Creek Alternative Program.

Health unit had announced outbreak involving two positive cases the previous week.

Active cases up to 63 as Northwestern Health Unit reports case in Sioux Lookout health hub, where it has warned of increased COVID-19 risk.

Several crew members aboard Canada Steamship Lines vessel tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival into Thunder Bay, company says.

New record for provincial daily cases, with 4,456 on Sunday; province reports 7 local cases as health unit ends Sunday reporting.

Northwestern Health Unit warns of rising case counts and at least one detected variant of concern in Sioux Lookout area.