The Northwestern Health Unit is reporting two new cases of COVID-19 within their catchment area.
Both of the new cases Wednesday come from the Sioux Lookout health hub and are part of the 25 active cases within the NWHU.
The regional health authority says the number of people hospitalized due to the virus is down from two (as reported on Tuesday) to one.
The number of active cases is down from the 30 reported the day before.
The Sioux Lookout hub continues to have the most cases with 17. The Dryden area has six active cases, while both the Fort Frances and Kenora regions have one each.
To date, the Northwestern Health Unit has administered 39,912 doses of vaccine. That about 54 per cent of all people 18 and older.
The number of COVID cases in Minnesota’s Koochiching County took quite a jump.
The state’s health department reports nine new cases and one probable one.
The County has seen over 30 new cases in the past week.
