Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

Vaccination booking opens Friday for those born in 1951 or earlier in both the Thunder Bay District Health Unit and Northwestern Health Unit.

About 22.6 per cent of those 16 and older have been vaccinated to date, according to the Thunder Bay District Health Unit.

Variants of concern are fueling a third wave of the pandemic in Ontario, leading to more hospitalizations and ICU admissions.

The average age of deaths related to COVID-19 in 2021 is 73 years old and the majority of individuals had additional risk factors, though younger people have also been hospitalized and remain at risk.

The AstraZeneca vaccine will be available at three locations in Thunder Bay to individuals over the age of 55

Active case count drops again, after climbing on Wednesday for the first time in two weeks.

Lockdown expected to start on Saturday and remain in effect for at least 28 days.

Phase two of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout will be moving forward in April and Dr. Janet DeMille said phase one priority groups will continue to be immunized as vaccinations expand.

Nine hospital patients and four staff are currently infected.

COVID-19 variants of concern are fueling a third wave across Ontario and Dr. Janet DeMille said she expects the district will see more VOC cases in the district next month.