Public Health Sudbury and Districts (PHSD) has reported three new cases of COVID-19 in the local jurisdiction for July 27. The health unit is also reporting there are now eight active cases being monitored.
Also, since the PHSD began tracking COVID-19 cases just over 16 months ago, there have been 2,183 total COVID-19 cases confirmed locally. PHSD also said 2,175 of those cases are now resolved. The details were outlined on the PHSD website.
In terms of where the new cases might have occurred, PHSD said there were two new cases in Greater Sudbury and one new case in the Manitoulin district.
With respect to the possible causes. HSD reported three cases on close contact of a confirmed case.
PHSD also reported 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 716 total cases (an increase of three).
The next highest group number was 547 cases for the 40 to 59 age group (no increase).
The next highest number was 523 cases for the 19 and under age group (an increase of four).
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 95 cases (no increase).
The numbers above may not correspond with other new cases reported because the health unit does not report or confirm characteristics each day.
With respect to COVID-19 testing, 267,854 tests have been performed in the PHSD region; an increase of 306 since the last testing results reported Monday.
As for local vaccinations, PHSD reported a cumulative total of 229,530 vaccines given in the entire PHSD area. There are also 100,386 local residents who are now fully vaccinated.
There are also now 998 cases that are "confirmed or presumed to be" for variants of concern; an increase of one since the last testing report on Monday.
PHSD has also reported there are no current outbreaks declared in any local settings.
Also, at Sudbury's Health Sciences North, as of July 26 there is one patient with confirmed COVID-19 at the hospital, said the HSN website. That person is in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). In addition to this there are three 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 129 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases across the province. Also today, the province reported five new deaths had occurred in the past 24 hours.
