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Algoma Public Health has reported four (4) new cases­­ of COVID-19 (#567 – #570), all from Sault Ste. Marie and area (Sunday, November 7th, 2021). Two cases are of close contact, two are of unknown. All cases are self-isolating. There is 62 cases of COVID-19 in the Algoma District at this time.  

Algoma Public Health has reported three (3) new cases­­ of COVID-19 (#554 – #556), all from Sault Ste. Marie and area. Two are of close contact, and the third is of unknown exposure. All three were tested yesterday, and are self-isolating.  

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario, en consultation avec le médecin hygiéniste en chef, élargit l’admissibilité aux doses de rappel du vaccin contre la COVID-19 à des groupes supplémentaires de personnes à risque élevé à compter du 6 novembre 2021, leur offrant ainsi une protection supplémentaire contre le variant Delta. Au cours des prochains mois, l’Ontario est également prêt à déployer progressivement ...

The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, is expanding eligibility for booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to additional groups of high-risk individuals starting November 6, 2021, providing them with an extra layer of protection against the Delta variant. Over the coming months, Ontario is also prepared to gradually roll out booster doses to all ...

Algoma Public Health has reported three (3) new cases­­ of COVID-19 (#551 – #553), all from Sault Ste. Marie and area. All three cases are of close contact and are self-isolating. One case was tested November 2nd, and the other two were tested today, November 3rd.  

Algoma Public Health reporte five (5) new cases­­ of COVID-19 (#546 – #550), four from Sault Ste. Marie and area and one from North Algoma last night, November 2nd. Three are of close contact, two are of unknown exposure, with all self-isolating. It is not known what exposure category the case in North Algoma is, nor the community. North Algoma ...

We are reporting five (5) new cases­­ of COVID-19 (#541 – #545), all from Sault Ste. Marie and area. Four (4) are of close contact, and one (1) is of unknown exposure. Four cases were tested yesterday, and one today. All are self-isolating.  

Across North America, each year, on the Saturday before American Thanksgiving, people recognize International Day for People Impacted by Suicide Loss.  This is a day where people impacted by suicide loss, no matter where they live, can come together as communities to find and offer comfort and to remember their loved ones as they share stories of loss, healing and ...

Algoma Public Health (APH) has declared an outbreak of COVID-19 at Grand View Public School. As per provincial Ministry of Education guidance, an outbreak is declared in a school once it has been determined that within a 14 day period, two individuals tested positive for COVID-19 and At least one case could have reasonably acquired their infection in the school ...

Algoma Public Health reported eleven (11) new cases­­ of COVID-19 (#530 – #540), all from Sault Ste. Marie and area on October 30th. All cases are of close contact, and are self-isolating. Nine (9) were tested on October 30th, and three (3) were tested on October 31st.

Algoma Public Health reported four (4) new cases­­ of COVID-19 (#526 – #529), all from Sault Ste. Marie and area on October 30th. Three (3) are of close contact and the fourth is of international travel. All individuals are self-isolating.

On Friday, October 29th, 2021, Algoma Public Health reported seven (7) new cases­­ of COVID-19 (#519 – #525), all from Sault Ste. Marie and area. Two (2) are of unknown exposure, and five (5) are of close contact. Two (2) cases were tested October 26th, and five (5) were tested October 28th. All are self-isolating. There were no details on ...

The Ontario government is investing more than $36 million in community-led mental health and addictions supports in Indigenous communities across the province. This funding will help ensure culturally appropriate and trauma-informed supports are readily available for Indian residential school survivors and their families as well as Indigenous-led student, youth and gender-focused services.   “We are listening to Indigenous leadership and ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario investit plus de 36 millions de dollars dans des services communautaires de santé mentale et de lutte contre les dépendances dans les communautés autochtones de la province. Ce financement permettra de s’assurer que des soutiens adaptés à la culture et aux traumatismes sont facilement disponibles pour les survivants des pensionnats indiens et leurs familles, ainsi que des ...

Algoma Public Health is reporting six (6) new cases­­ of COVID-19 (#513 – #518), all from Sault Ste. Marie and area this evening. Five (5) cases are of close contact, and the sixth (6th) is of unknown exposure.