Algoma Public Health is reporting three new COVID-19 cases in the Algoma region.
Of the new cases, one is from central and east Algoma, one is from north Algoma, and one is from the Elliot Lake area.
In a release, APH says that the Elliot Lake area case is associated with the ongoing cluster investigation at 100 Warsaw Place.
The new cases bring the total number of COVID-19 cases in the Algoma region since the start of the pandemic to 193.
Case number 191, tested on Feb. 10, falls under the exposure category of close contact, meaning the individual was infected through close contact with a known confirmed case.
Case number 192, tested on Feb. 9, is in the exposure category of unknown, meaning the individual did not have any recent international travel or close contact with a known confirmed case.
Case number 193, tested on Feb. 8, is in the close contact exposure category.
APH is reporting that the current status of case 191 is recovered while cases 192 and 193 are currently self-isolating.
There are currently 19 active COVID cases in the Algoma region, with two currently hospitalized.
