Northwestern Health Unit
The Northwestern Health Unit is inching closer to an important milestone.
No new COVID cases are being reported Thursday and the active count is now down to six.
Four are in the Kenora Health Hub while two are in the Sioux Lookout district.
This is the fourth straight day with a zero count.
As case numbers go down, vaccination rates continue to rise.
Atikokan leads the way at 73.4% of the 18+ population receiving their first dose.
A total of 55,564 doses have been administered.
Here are the current vaccination rates:
-Atikokan: 73.4%
-Dryden: 71.3%
-Emo: 65.8%
-Fort Frances: 72.7%
-Kenora: 69.2%
-Rainy River: 57.7%
-Red Lake: 42.8%
-Sioux Lookout (does not include communities vaccinated by Operation Remote Immunity): 54.0%
-All Heath Hubs: 66.0%
The Thunder Bay District Health Unit recorded 11 new cases today, five coming from First Nations communities.
There are now 61 active cases.
Ontario is below 1,000 cases once again with 870 new positives.
The province is reporting 10 COVID-related deaths.
