Sixteen additional COVID-19 cases are being reported this evening.
A total of 50 cases have been confirmed in the Porcupine Health Unit region today. An outbreak was also reported at Kirkland Lake Gold's Detour Mine.
For the new cases, 11 are Moosonee and five are in Timmins.
Two people are the contacts of a case and the exposure of 14 is under investigation.
To date, there have been 972 confirmed cases in the region. Of those, 705 are recovered and 26 people have died. There are 241 known active cases.
A vaccination blitz is being held this weekend in Timmins and includes free bus or cab rides to the clinics. Read more on that here.
People 12 years and older are eligible to book their first COVID vaccine dose at clinics offering Pfizer. Clinics with Moderna are open to people 18 years and up. A list of upcoming clinics is available here.
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.
There is a provincial shutdown and stay-at-home order in effect until at least June 2.
