There have been no new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, according to the Porcupine Health Unit.
Currently, there are 39 cases of the virus in the health unit's region.
Yesterday, an outbreak was declared at Spruce Hill Lodge in South Porcupine after a resident, a woman in her 90s, tested positive. The health unit reports the cause as community exposure, and she is in self-solation.
To date, health unit is aware of 663 COVID-19 tests being submitted locally. Of the 39 positive cases, 14 are resolved and two people have died. There have been 492 negative tests, and the results of 132 are pending.
Of the local cases, 24 are in Timmins, 14 are in the area of Cochrane, Matheson, Iroquois Falls, and Smooth Rock Falls, and one is in the area of Kapuskasing, Opasatika, Val Rita-Harty, Moonbeam, and Fauquier-Strickland.
The PHU COVID-19 information line is open today from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. It can be reached at 705-267-1181 or 1-800-461-1818.
