One new COVID-19 case is being reported in the Porcupine Health Unit region today.
The 136th case of the virus in the region has also prompted the health unit to declare an outbreak at Extendicare in Kapuskasing.
The health unit says the move is "in accordance with the provincial guidelines which deems that one case in a long term care home is an outbreak. The staff at the long term care home are taking all the necessary precautions to reduce the risk of infection and prevent the transmission of COVID-19."
Close contacts of the case will be notified directly by public health.
"If you are not contacted by public health, you are not considered a close contact. Regardless of an announcement of a case, everyone is reminded to stay home if they have symptoms and get tested," reads the announcement.
Or the 136 confirmed cases, 120 are recovered and nine people have died. There are five known active cases in the region, and two cases outside the region.
The Porcupine Health Unit COVID-19 information line can be reached at 705-267-1181 or 1-800-461-1818.
There are COVID-19 assessment centres in Timmins, Cochrane, Iroquois Falls, Kapuskasing, Smooth Rock Falls, Hearst, and Hornepayne.
