Three new COVID-19 cases have been reported by the Timiskaming Health Unit.
All of the cases are in the north part of the district, which is the Kirkland Lake area. One case is linked to the outbreak at Kirkland Lake Gold's Macassa Mine.
"All three cases are under investigation and the individuals are self-isolating. Contact tracing is underway and those who have been identified as close contacts have been, or are in the process of being notified," reads the health unit's notice.
"Future cases linked to the Kirkland Lake Gold outbreak will be captured in our overall numbers and will not necessarily be identified in each bulletin."
To date, there have been 101 cases in the Timiskaming area. Of those, 92 are resolved and one person has died. There are eight known active cases.
