KENORA – The Northwestern Health Unit reported four new confirmed cases of COVID-19 Friday.
Three of those cases were located in the health unit’s Kenora region, and one in the Sioux Lookout region.
Both are large areas containing over a dozen communities, with full lists available at the NWHU website.
There were 23 active cases of COVID-19 confirmed in the health unit’s territory, which includes the Rainy River district and part of the Kenora district, as of Friday.
Anyone identified as a close contact of Friday’s cases would be contacted directly by the health unit, the agency stated.