Algoma Public Health is reporting one new COVID-19 case in the region.
This new case, which brings the total number of COVID-19 cases in Algoma since the beginning of the pandemic to 398, is in the Sault Ste. Marie area.
Case No. 398, tested on June 18, is a close contact case, which means the person acquired their infection through close contact with a known confirmed case.
The individual is currently self-isolating.
There are currently four active cases in Algoma and two hospitalizations, one of which is a non-Algoma resident who is temporarily in the region.
The following Variants of Concern are in Algoma:
- B.1.1.7 (Alpha), first detected in the UK
- B.1.617.2 (Delta), first detected in India
- P.1 (Gamma), first detected in Brazil