Six new COVID-19 cases are being reported by the Porcupine Health Unit today (June 27).
All of the cases are in the James Bay area.
Three people are the contacts of a confirmed case and the exposure of three cases is under investigation.
To date, there have been 2,036 confirmed cases of the virus. As of Friday, at least 1,874 are recovered and 29 people have died. While the health unit reports new cases on the weekend, the number of recoveries is not updated.
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.
