THUNDER BAY — A second person in the Thunder Bay area has died after being infected with the COVID-19 virus.
Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre's COVID-19 incident manager, Dr. Stewart Kennedy, made the announcement at a news conference at the hospital this morning.
The individual, said to be elderly, died Monday night, exactly seven months after the death of the virus's first victim in the district.
The Thunder Bay District Health Unit had reported Monday that three people were in the hospital receiving treatment for COVID-19, including two in the intensive care unit.
Late this morning, the TBDHU posted an update showing two people are now in hospital, but none are in the ICU.
The latest data from the health unit shows 14 new active cases since Monday, and a current total of 82 active cases.
All 14 individuals who recently tested positive are self-isolating.
A dozen of the cases cases are listed as close contact, while two had no known exposure to the virus.
Thirteen of the individuals live in Thunder Bay or the surrounding townships. Only one lives in a community farther out in the district.
Southbridge Care Homes reported this morning that 12 of its residents at Southbridge Roseview long-term care home have now tested positive for the virus, double the number reported on Monday.
Southbridge also reported a third staff member has been infected, up from two on Monday.
— tbnewswatch.com
