One new COVID-19 case has been reported by the Porcupine Health Unit.
It is a person in Moosonee, according to the Weeneebayko Area Health Authority (WAHA). The person is a contact of a case and in self-isolation.
To date, there have been 339 lab-confirmed cases of the virus in the region. As of Friday when the local data was last updated, 285 people had recovered and 25 people have died.
According to a WAHA update, there are currently 12 active cases on the James Bay coast — nine in Moosonee and three in Moose Factory.
There are COVID-19 assessment centres in Timmins, Cochrane, Iroquois Falls, Kapuskasing, Smooth Rock Falls, Hearst, and Hornepayne.
The Porcupine Health Unit COVID-19 information line can be reached at 705-267-1181 or 1-800-461-1818.
