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Double Digit Day Of COVID-19 Cases

Jason Wellwood January 22, 2021 11:41 am Last Updated on July 2, 2025 5:52 am

The local health unit is reporting 21 new cases of the novel coronavirus.

Fourteen of the new cases are within Thunder Bay and the surrounding areas while four are from first nations communities and three come from district communities.

Officials indicate that eleven of the new cases were obtained through close contact, three are tied to the Valard East-West Tie project outbreak and two come from the outbreak at Southbridge Roseview.

One new case of COVID-19 is linked to the Thunder Bay District Jail and one was obtained through travel outside of Northwestern Ontario.

The Thunder Bay District Health Unit is dealing with 143 active cases with six cases resolved.

Jason Wellwood

Originally from southern Ontario, Jason found his way here and fell in love with the community and music scene of Thunder Bay over twenty years ago. In between various stints on radio, television and writing, Jason is a dad, a partner and (some would consider) a zoo keeper (seriously, he has a LOT of pets).

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