PHSD also said there are now 16 active cases being monitored by public health officials.
Also, since the PHSD began tracking COVID-19 cases, there have been 2,153 total COVID-19 cases confirmed locally. PHSD also said 2,148 of those cases have now been resolved.
With respect to where the newest COVID-19 cases might have occurred, the PHSD daily update page reported that two cases were found in the Greater Sudbury area.
In terms of possible causes of the new and recent cases, PHSD reported both cases are travel related.
PHSD also reports general demographics each day about the people who are becoming infected.
Epidemiological data showed that the majority of local cases are persons in the 20 to 39 age category with 712 total cases (no increase).
The next highest group number was 544 cases for the 40 to 59 age group (no increase).
The next highest number was 513 cases for the 19 and under age group (no increase).
Seniors in the 60 to 79 age group amounted to 302 cases total (no increase), and people aged 80 and over are currently the lowest category with 94 cases (no increase).
There were also two cases reported in the "unspecified category".
The numbers above may not completely correspond with the daily case count because PHSD does not always report changes on the day they occur.
With respect to COVID-19 testing, 261,269 tests have been performed in the PHSD region as of July 2, an increase of 264 since the last PHSD test report.
As for local vaccinations, PHSD reported a total of 195,759 vaccines given in the entire PHSD area as of July 2 at 4 p.m. Of those, 125,385 people have received their first dose, while 70,374 are fully vaccinated. In terms of wasted doses, PHSD reports 215 doses wasted, or 0.11 per cent of the total. Public Health Sudbury has received 201,710 total doses as of July 2.
PHSD is also reporting there are six cases of "confirmed" variants of the COVID-19 virus. No change there after several days.
There are 976 cases that are "screened positive" for variants of concern, with no increase in 24 hours.
PHSD said additional time is required to genetically-sequence the virus in a positive sample and confirm it as a COVID-19 variant of concern.
Outbreaks
PHSD has also reported there is one active outbreak in the area, at a Discover Early Learning and Care (Holy Trinity Site)in Greater Sudbury. It was declared on June 25, 2021.
Also, at Sudbury's Health Sciences North, as of July 2 there was one patient with confirmed COVID-19 at the hospital. As reported on the HSN website, there are no COVID-19 patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). There are 6 admitted patients "being tested" for COVID-19. None of the patients being tested has been admitted to the ICU at this time.
On the provincial COVID-19 register for the July 1 holiday (announced today), the Ontario government daily website reported 284 new confirmed COVID-19 cases across the province and 200 cases in Ontario on Friday July 2. The province reported 19 new deaths on July 1 (reported today) and nine deaths on July 2.
