COVID-19: Here's the situation in the Sault today

Update: Algoma Public Health reported six new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday evening. Click here for the story.

Algoma Public Health hasn't reported any new COVID-19 cases today.

However, six were reported last night, all from the Sault and area.

Here are the latest COVID-19 numbers from Algoma Public Health, updated at 6:15 p.m. yesterday:

122,188 tested
279 confirmed
41(1)* active cases
1 (1)* currently hospitalized
238 resolved
4 deceased

* The numbers in brackets are active cases and hospitalized cases in non-Algoma residents who are temporarily in Algoma. These cases are not counted as part of Algoma’s confirmed case count. APH conducts contact tracing and monitoring of self-isolation for all cases within Algoma.

According to data on howsmyflattening.ca, a University of Toronto-led website which collects and analyzes data from Ontario's COVID-19 cases, 67 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:

211 in Sault Ste. Marie and area
48 in central and east Algoma
17 in Elliot Lake and area
3 in north Algoma

Algoma Public Health remains in Phase 1 of Ontario's 3 Phase Vaccine Distribution Program. As of 11:18 a.m.:

29,964 total doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered (27,479 Algoma residents, which is 28.4 per cent of eligible residents 16+ or 24 per cent of all residents)
24,994 people have received their first dose (This number represents 25.8 per cent of eligible residents 16+, and 21.8 per cent of all residents)
2,485 Algoma residents have been fully immunized with first and second doses (This number represents 2.6 per cent of eligible residents 16+, and 2.2 per cent of all residents)

Comparatively, in Chippewa County, which covers Sault Ste. Marie Mich. and surrounding area, the COVID-19 data as of yesterday states: