THUNDER BAY - After no new COVID-19 cases were reported for the first time in months on Tuesday, the number of active cases in the district has once again increased.
The Thunder Bay District Health Unit is reporting eight new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday. With six previous cases now considered resolved, the active case count has increased slightly from 29 on Tuesday to 31 on Wednesday.
Of the new cases, one is from Thunder Bay and surrounding areas and seven from district communities. Close contact accounts for seven of the new cases, while the remaining case has no known exposure.
No additional cases have screened positive for a variant of concern.
There is one additional district hospitalization, bringing the total to four in hospital and one in the intensive care unit.
To date, the Thunder Bay District has reported 3,151 total COVID-19 cases.
