Fourteen new COVID-19 cases and five recoveries are being reported by the Porcupine Health Unit today.
Thirteen cases are in Timmins and one person is in the Kapuskasing area.
Nine people are the contacts of a case and the exposure of five cases is under investigation, according to the health unit.
To date, there have been 675 confirmed cases of the virus. Of those, 529 are recovered and 26 people have died. There are 120 known active cases in the region.
There are COVID-19 assessment centres in Timmins, Cochrane, Iroquois Falls, Matheson, Kapuskasing, Smooth Rock Falls, Hearst, and Hornepayne, as well as communities on the James Bay coast.
The Porcupine Health Unit COVID-19 information line can be reached at 705-360-4819 or 1-800-461-1818.
People eligible for a vaccine can register for upcoming clinics in the region here. Select pharmacies are also delivering the vaccine. Find a list of those and book an appointment here.
There is a provincial shutdown and stay-at-home order in effect until further notice. For more details on the latest regulations, visit the Ontario website.
