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Over 12K people in remote communities receive first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Over 12K people in remote communities receive first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Operation Remote Immunity launched last month and aims to wrap up by end of April
Ontario reports 1,631 new COVID cases Monday

Ontario reports 1,631 new COVID cases Monday

The province has reported 10 deaths, 994 recoveries, and 51 new hospitalizations in today's update
Ontario reports 1,299 new COVID cases Sunday

Ontario reports 1,299 new COVID cases Sunday

Sunday's report includes 1,105 recoveries
South African COVID variant confirmed in Timmins

South African COVID variant confirmed in Timmins

The health unit has received the results of one of two tests that screened positive for a variant, the second is expected to also be a confirmed South African variant
Ontario reports 990 new COVID cases Saturday

Ontario reports 990 new COVID cases Saturday

The number of cases is down by 260 cases from Friday's report
Health unit looking forward to mass immunization clinics

Health unit looking forward to mass immunization clinics

The local COVID vaccine clinics are still focused on priority groups in the first phase of the roll out
COVID-19: Here's the situation in the Timmins area today

COVID-19: Here's the situation in the Timmins area today

Timmins is remaining at the orange restriction level
Timmins area staying at orange level, Timiskaming restrictions increasing

Timmins area staying at orange level, Timiskaming restrictions increasing

The stay-at-home order in North Bay is over starting Monday, March 8
WATCH: Two million more COVID-19 vaccines expected to arrive in Ontario before the end of the month

WATCH: Two million more COVID-19 vaccines expected to arrive in Ontario before the end of the month

Province expecting to hit one million vaccine doses administered early next week
WATCH: By end of March, Canada will have 8M vaccine doses, Trudeau says, with shipment update from Pfizer

WATCH: By end of March, Canada will have 8M vaccine doses, Trudeau says, with shipment update from Pfizer

Approval of Johnson & Johnson single-dose means 10 million doses of that vaccine will ship between April and June