While there's been no new COVID-19 cases in two weeks, there has been a seventh virus-death reported in the region.
The Porcupine Health Unit announced the death, which is the third connected to an outbreak at Timmins and District Hospital earlier this month, yesterday afternoon.
To date, there have been 65 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the area. Of those, 55 are resolved and seven people have died. The health unit is following three known active cases.
Public Health Ontario reported 404 new cases of COVID-19 today. There have also been 491 recoveries and 29 deaths in the province since the last report. Since the start of the pandemic, Public Health Ontario has reported 25,904 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been 19,968 recoveries reported (76 per cent), and 2,102 people have died (8.1 per cent).
It's spring clean-up in Timmins, sort of. The annual curbside pickup was cancelled due to the pandemic, so to make up for it hours at the Deloro landfill are extended this week, and tipping fees have been waived. Find out more about the new hours here.
O'Gorman High School is thinking outside the box to celebrate the Class of 2020. Read what they have planned for graduation plans here.
In today's COVID-19 update, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is in discussions with provinces about the possibility of providing Canadian workers access to 10 days of paid sick leave per year.
The essential worker of the day is Kelly Sabourin-Omenye, a personal support worker.
