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Zero new COVID-19 cases in Sudbury for the first time in three months

There are now 50 active cases being monitored by local health officials
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For the first time since Feb. 14, Public Health Sudbury and Districts reported no new COVID-19 cases in their daily update for May 18.

PHSD also said there are now 50 active cases being monitored by public health officials.  

Also, since the PHSD began tracking COVID-19 cases just over 14 months ago, there have been 2,055 total COVID-19 cases confirmed locally. PHSD also said 2,005 of those cases have now been resolved.  Details are on the PHSD website. 

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 669 total cases (one case decrease).

The next highest group number was 522 cases for the 40 to 59 age group (no increase).

The next highest number was 478 cases for the 19 and under age group (no increase).

Seniors in the 60 to 79 age group amounted to 291 cases total (one decrease). 

People aged 80 and over are currently the lowest category with 92 cases (no increase). 

There was a one-case decrease 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, 246,642 tests have been performed in the PHSD region as of May 17;  an increase of 422 since the last PHSD test report. 

As for local vaccinations, PHSD reported a cumulative total of 98,317 vaccines given in the entire PHSD area as of May 18 at 4 p.m.  

PHSD is also reporting there are now six cases of "confirmed" variants of the COVID-19 virus. No change there after several days.   

There are 886 cases that are "screened positive" for variants of concern; an increase of four 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 are still three active outbreaks in the area including Outland at the IAMGOLD Cote Lake Mine Project just north of the Watershed, Highway 144 (May14), an outbreak at Vale's Totten Mine (May 7), and one outbreak at Health Sciences North, Sixth Floor, South Tower (May 4).  

Also, at Sudbury's Health Sciences North, as of May 18 there are eight 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). Some of those patients may have been transferred in from hospitals and other healthcare venues in Southern Ontario.  In addition to this there are 12 admitted patients "being tested" for COVID-19. One 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 1,616 new confirmed COVID-19 cases across the province. Also today, the province reported 17 new deaths had occurred in the previous 24 hours.

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