Algoma Public Health has not reported any new cases of COVID-19 today.
Here are the latest COVID-19 numbers from Algoma Public Health, updated at 1:27 p.m. today:
- 111,176 tested
- 224 confirmed
- 18 active cases
- 0 currently hospitalized
- 206 resolved
- 4 deceased
According howsmyflattening.ca, a University of Toronto-led website which collects and analyzes data from Ontario's COVID-19 cases, 56 per cent of ICU beds in Algoma Public Health's jurisdiction are currently occupied.
The data also describes the community risk level for COVID-19 in our region as 'low.'
Total confirmed cases by area of residence:
- 158 in Sault Ste. Marie and area, with evidence of community spread
- 46 in central and east Algoma
- 17 in Elliot Lake and area
- 3 in north Algoma
In terms of schools with recent COVID-19 cases, there have been three confirmed student cases at Central Algoma Secondary School in Johnson Township within the last 14 days.
There are currently no active cases in non-Algoma residents temporarily in the region.
Algoma Public Health is in Phase 1 of Ontario's 3 Phase Vaccine Distribution Program. As of yesterday at 9:57 a.m.:
- 15,648 total doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered (14,588 people, which is 15.1 per cent of eligible residents 16+ or 12.7 per cent of all residents)
- 13,528 people have received their first dose (14 per cent of eligible residents 16+, or 11.8 per cent of all residents)
- 1,060 people are fully vaccinated (1.1 per cent of eligible residents 16+, or 0.9 per cent of all residents)
Comparatively, in Chippewa County, which covers Sault Ste. Marie Mich. and surrounding area, the COVID-19 data as of Tuesday states:
- 1,888 cumulative positives
- 1,720 cumulative recovered
- 28 deaths
- 2 case currently hospitalized