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Only 22 new COVID-19 cases reported by health unit Friday

Hospital cases are getting lower, the community risk index is back at Moderate and there are only 10 outbreaks in the public health jurisdiction
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Public Health Sudbury and Districts (PHSD) has reported only 22 new COVID-19 cases have occurred in the local health jurisdiction since Wednesday.  This brings the weekly total of new cases to 143. No new deaths have been reported in the past two days, since the last daily summary was presented by the health unit.

There were three deaths reported on Wednesday, and it means there are 195 COVID-related deaths that have occurred in the Sudbury health area since the pandemic began in March of 2020. Also, it means there have been 10 deaths since the beginning of November.  

In terms of the 22 new cases, this brings Sudbury to a cumulative total of 20,743 cases in the past two years and eight months. The health unit also reported that 20,602 of those cases have been resolved over that same period of time.  The majority of local cases -- 6,759 -- have occurred in the 20 to 39 year age group. 

There continue to be several COVID-19 outbreaks in the Sudbury health jurisdiction, in long-term care homes, retirement homes and other congregate settings.  PHSD reported 15 recent outbreaks and said only 10 are still active. 

At Health Sciences North on Friday there were 23 confirmed cases of COVID being treated with two patients assigned to the Intensive Care Unit.  This is down slightly from the 28 cases reported Wednesday. 

The hospital also reported that as of Friday, there was only one outbreak at HSN, which was on level 4 of the North tower, RLHC (declared October 7, 2022).

The hospital also reminds the public that units where there is an active COVID outbreak have no Designated Care Partners/Visitors allowed. An exception may be considered for compassionate reasons or end-of-life.

Also, as of November 18, 2022 the COVID Risk Index for Sudbury was back in the Moderate category.


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