While there are no new COVID-19 cases in the Porcupine Health Unit region, two of the previously confirmed cases are still active.
There have been no new positive tests in the Timmins area for 16 days.
The two remaining cases are both listed as being admitted to hospital.
One is a woman in her 90s who was tested April 20 and is part of the outbreak at Timmins and District Hospital, which was ended May 11. The second remaining active case is a woman in her 70s who was tested April 22 and is a contact of a case.
To date, there have been 65 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the region. Of those, 56 are resolved and seven people have died.
The health unit is aware of 4,817 tests being done locally, which is an increase of 165 from the last report. There are 142 tests under investigation.
For the local confirmed cases, 41 have been in Timmins. Of those, 34 cases are resolved and five people have died. There have been 23 cases in the area of Cochrane, Matheson, Iroquois Falls, and Smooth Rock Falls. Of those, 21 are resolved and two people have died. There has been one case in the area of Kapuskasing, Opasatika, Val Rita-Harty, Moonbeam, and Fauquier-Strickland and it is resolved.
According to the health unit, anyone who feels they need a COVID-19 test, even if you don't have symptoms, can get tested. People should call their primary health provider or the health unit to access an assessment centre.
Symptoms of the virus include cough, fever, and difficulty breathing as well as sore throat/hoarse voice, difficulty swallowing, loss of smell or taste, fatigue, muscle aches, runny nose, loss of appetite, diarrhea, and nausea or vomiting.
There are COVID-19 Assessment centres in Timmins, Cochrane, Iroquois Falls, Kapuskasing, Smooth Rock Falls, Hearst and Hornepayne. They are by appointment only and you must be referred by your primary healthcare provider or the health unit.
The PHU COVID-19 hotline is open today from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. It can be reached at 705-267-1181 or 1-800-461-1818.
