APH reporting 6 new COVID cases in Sault area

Algoma Public Health is reporting six new COVID-19 cases, all in the Sault Ste. Marie area, bringing the number of active cases in the region to 36.

The new cases bring the total number of confirmed COVID cases in Algoma since the start of the pandemic to 518.

Tested on Oct. 27, case 513, falls under the exposure category of unknown, meaning the individual did not have any contact with a known confirmed case or international travel.

Also tested on Oct. 27, case 514, was exposed through close contact with a known confirmed case.

Cases 515 to 518, all tested on Oct. 28, were also exposed through close contact.

All six individuals are currently self-isolating.

Regions in Algoma that have reported COVID cases in the past 14 days include the Sault Ste. Marie area and north Algoma.