The North Bay Parry Sound Health Unit reports 13 new COVID cases over the Saturday, Sunday, and Monday time period. It does not report cases during the weekend.
The number of active cases has also risen, from 38 Friday to 41 today.
Of the most recent active cases, 20 are in the Nipissing District. It brings to 417 the total number since the pandemic began.
The local vaccination rate has now topped 54 per cent with 58,371 people getting at least one shot.
Earlier today, the government announced that it is extending booking eligibility at mass immunization clinics to individuals aged 18 and over as the pace of Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues to accelerate with 2.2 million doses scheduled to arrive this week,
See: Anyone 18+ can now book a vaccine appointment starting tomorrow says Province
The Timiskaming Health Unit reports two active cases.
The Sudbury Health Unit reports just one new case today with 56 active cases.
The Simcoe Muskoka Health Unit reports 141 new cases with 1,022 active cases. Two new deaths today bring the total number to 241.
Meanwhile, four employees at the Orillia Walmart on Murphy Road in west Orillia have tested positive for COVID-19.
See: Four employees test positive for COVID at Orillia Walmart
