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TBT News for March 26, 2021: Active cases continue falling

Active COVID-19 cases in hospital had fallen to 30 as of Friday afternoon.

Extra staff needed to deal with cleaning protocols and virtual learning. Their fate moving forward remains undecided, a memo from the province suggesting $1.6 billion in COVID spending was a one-time only expense.

Thank you Blair for today's picture. 🌡Cloudy. Wet snow at times mixed with rain beginning in the afternoon. Snowfall amount 2 cm. High plus 2 °C. Wind chill minus 12 °C in the morning.

City police safely locate a missing person.

Anyone who shopped in Dryden between March 9 and 24 could have been at low risk of exposure, says Northwestern Health Unit.

Major response by Thunder Bay police on Cumming Street Friday evening includes officers in tactical gear.

Though there is some trepidation that capacity limits could create a ‘scheduling nightmare’

Increase would adjust rates for inflation since 2006, require approval by city council.

City's active case count has dropped from 406 to 259, but the seven-day, per-100,000 rate is still over 112, well above the threshold needed to consider a move to Red.