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No new local COVID-19 cases reported in last 24 hours

There are also no new recoveries
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The Porcupine Health Unit is reporting no new positive COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. 

It is the second-consecutive day no new cases have been reported.

To date, there have been 64 confirmed cases in the region. Of those, 49 are resolved and five people have died. The health unit is following 10 known active cases.

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 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. It can be reached at 705-267-1181 or 1-800-461-1818.

The health unit is doing expanded testing on people with milder symptoms for a limited time.

The expanded list of symptoms includes 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.