Public Health Sudbury and Districts (PHSD) has reported one new death and six new cases of COVID-19. PHSD also reported 35 active cases being watched locally.
PHSD did not elaborate any details on the nature of the COVID-related death other than to say one increase in the total number of local deaths, which now stands at 31. No information was provided on where, when or how the death might have occurred.
Also, since the PHSD began tracking COVID-19 cases just over 15 months ago, there have been 2,153 total COVID-19 cases confirmed locally. PHSD also said 2,118 of those cases have now been resolved. The details were reported on the PHSD website.
With respect to where the cases might have occurred, PHSD reported that five cases occurred in Greater Sudbury and one new case in the rural Sudbury District.
As to how the new cases might have been caused, PHSD said there were two cases of no known link, and four cases still under investigation.
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 704 total cases (an increase of five). The next highest group number was 544 cases for the 40 to 59 age group (no increase). The next highest number was 509 cases for the 19 and under age group (no increase).
Seniors in the 60 to 79 age group amounted to 302 cases total (an increase of one). People aged 80 and over are currently the lowest category with 94 cases (no increase).
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, 258,726 tests have been performed in the PHSD region as of June 23, an increase of 667 since the last testing report.
As for local vaccinations, PHSD reported a cumulative total of 164,427 vaccines given in the entire PHSD area as of June 23 at 4 p.m.
PHSD is also reporting there are still six cases of "confirmed" variants of the COVID-19 virus. There are 961 cases that are "screened positive" for variants of concern; an increase of two new cases over the last count. 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.
PHSD has also reported there is still one current outbreak in the area, at Flying Post Camp Logistics at the IAMGOLD - Cote Lake Mine Project, near Highway 144 just North of the Watershed. It was declared on Saturday June 12, 2021.
Also, at Sudbury's Health Sciences North, as of June 23 there were three patients with confirmed COVID-19 at the hospital. As reported on the HSN website, this includes two COVID-19 patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). In addition to this, there are 11 admitted patients "being tested" for COVID-19. HSN said one of the patients being tested has been admitted to the ICU at this time.
On the provincial COVID-19 registry today, the Ontario government daily website reported 255 new confirmed COVID-19 cases across the province. Also today, the province reported 11 new deaths had occurred in the past 24 hours.
