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COVID-19 case confirmed in Nipigon

Few details yet known on northwestern Ontario's sixth case
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The Thunder Bay District Health Unit has reported a confirmed case of COVID-19 in Nipigon. (Stock photo)

NIPIGON, Ont. - A case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Nipigon, about 100 kilometres east of Thunder Bay. 

The news was confirmed by the town and the Thunder Bay District Health Unit through social media Monday night. No details have yet been released, with the health unit saying it will release more information Tuesday.

The case brings the total number of confirmed cases in the Thunder Bay district to four. The total for northwestern Ontario now sits at six. While details of the Nipigon case are not yet known, all other cases to this date have involved individuals returning from international travel.




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