Algoma Public Health has not reported any new COVID-19 cases today.
However, the health unit reported six new cases between Friday night and Monday morning, five from Sault Ste. Marie and area, and one from the central and east Algoma region.
Here are the latest COVID-19 numbers from Algoma Public Health, updated today at 2:30 p.m.
- 80,152 tested
- 142 confirmed
- 24 active case
- 0 currently hospitalized
- 118 resolved
- 1 deceased
APH reported the area's first COVID-19 death yesterday.
There are currently no active cases in non-Algoma residents temporarily in the region.
According to data on howsmyflattening.ca, a University of Toronto-led website which collects and analyzes data from Ontario's COVID-19 cases, 69 per cent of ICU beds in Algoma Public Health's jurisdiction are currently occupied. There are currently no COVID-19 ICU patients in the Algoma region.
On Sunday, Algoma District School Board (ADSB) confirmed a positive case linked to R.M Moore.
Total confirmed cases by area of residence:
- 123 in Sault Ste. Marie and area, with evidence of community spread
- 16 in central and east Algoma
- Three in Elliot Lake and area
- 0 in north Algoma
Comparatively, in Chippewa County, which covers Sault Ste. Marie Mi. and surrounding area, the COVID-19 data as of Jan. 15 states:
- 1,636 confirmed cases
- 1,184 recovered cases
- 18 deaths
- Four cases currently hospitalized
