Public Health Sudbury and Districts (PHSD) has once again reported six new cases of COVID-19. This is the third day in a row that six cases were reported. PHSD also reported 40 active cases being watched locally.
Also, since the PHSD began tracking COVID-19 cases just over 15 months ago, there have been 2,165 total COVID-19 cases confirmed locally. PHSD also said 2,125 of those cases have now been resolved. The details were outlined 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 case might have been caused, PHSD said there were two cases of close contact with a confirmed case, one case that is travel related and three additional cases 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 712 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 513 cases for the 19 and under age group (an increase of one).
Seniors in the 60 to 79 age group amounted to 302 cases total (no increase).
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, 259,487 tests have been performed in the PHSD region as of June 25, an increase of 391 since the last testing report.
As for local vaccinations, PHSD reported a cumulative total of 166,051 vaccines given in the entire PHSD area as of June 25 at 4 p.m. No change in 24 hours.
PHSD is also reporting there are still six cases of "confirmed" variants of the COVID-19 virus.
There are 970 cases that are "screened positive" for variants of concern; an increase of four 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 active 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 25 there were five patients with confirmed COVID-19 at the hospital. As reported on the HSN website, this includes four COVID-19 patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). In addition to this there are two admitted patients "being tested" for COVID-19. HSN said none of the patients being tested has been admitted to the ICU at this time.
On the provincial COVID-19 register today, the Ontario government daily website reported 256 new confirmed COVID-19 cases across the province. Also today, the province reported two new deaths had occurred in the past 24 hours.
