In national news, the first Canadian clinical trials of a potential COVID-19 vaccine have been approved by Health Canada. The vaccine trials will be conducted out of the Canadian Centre for Vaccinology at Dalhousie University.
In provincial news, Ontario reported 340 new cases of COVID-19 Sunday, along with 23 deaths and 340 recoveries.
In total, Public Health Ontario has reported 22,653 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province, and of those 17,360 people have recovered (76.6 per cent), and 1,881 people have died (8.3 per cent).
In local news, Algoma Public Health reported three new cases of COVID-19 Saturday. The health unit says two of the three new cases are of unknown origin and are evidence of community spread.
Here are the latest COVID-19 numbers from Algoma Public Health:
- 5,771 tested
- 20 positive
- 5,412 negative
- 339 pending
- 0 deceased
- 13 resolved
Total confirmed cases by area of residence:
- 16 in Sault Ste. Marie and area, with evidence of community spread
- 1 in central and east Algoma
- 3 in Elliot Lake and area ***
- 0 in north Algoma
Algoma Public Health states, “these numbers now include testing that was completed at long-term care homes (LTCH) in the Algoma district as part of the province’s one-time surveillance testing initiative. Staff and residents of all Algoma LTCHs have completed one-time surveillance testing.”
*** Three positive cases in Elliot Lake and area have been confirmed by Elliot Lake Family Health Team
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