COVID-19 by the numbers in northeastern Ontario — vaccinations and cases in our area

An updated file on the COVID-19 vaccination rollout and case counts in northeastern Ontario.

Pop-up vaccination clinic for youth at La Ronde in Montreal on 30 Jul 2021.

La Ronde Vaccine Clinic

Sudbury health unit reports 2 more COVID-19 deaths at retirement home

Sudbury's medical officer of health says officials are working to control a COVID-19 outbreak in a local retirement home.

A COVID-19 outbreak was declared at the Amberwood Suites retirement home on Jan 5.

Amberwood Suites, Sudbury, Ontario

Sudbury area health unit unveils details on local vaccine rollout

Sudbury's health unit says it has put out a roadmap to put the COVID-19 pandemic in its rear-view mirror.

10 January 2021, Bavaria, Pfaffenhofen a.d.Ilm: Empty vials of Biontech/Pfizer's SARS-CoV-2 corona virus vaccine sit on a table at a vaccination center after syringes have been prepared. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa (Photo by Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images)

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Public Health Sudbury and Districts says its vaccination "playbook" is an evergreen document that will be adapted as new direction and information becomes available.

First COVID-19 death in Timiskaming Health Unit region is an 80-year-old man, officials say

The death of a senior citizen related to COVID-19 is being marked by the Timiskaming Health Unit as the first in its catchment area.

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The COVID-19 death of a Timiskaming-area senior citizen was not related to a long-term care outbreak, health officials say.

Long-term care patients on James Bay coast expected to receive COVID-19 vaccine Friday

Long-term care patients and health care providers in communities along the James Bay coast are among a select few in northern Ontario to get their COVID vaccinations this week.

The Algoma district is trailing behind the rest of northern Ontario when it comes to COVID-19 vaccinations.  

Covid Vaccinations Healthcare workers

Communities along the James Bay coast could have COVID-19 vaccines ready as early as Friday.

'We have to make it right' — health critic appalled by 2,700+ pandemic deaths in Ontario's LTC homes

Long-term care homes have been a major battleground for COVID-19 this past year, with strife around issues like mental health, isolation, staffing challenges and access to personal protective equipment.

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Canada's proportion of COVID-19 deaths in long-term care is double the average of other countries. More than 80 per cent of COVID-19 deaths have been in long-term care. 

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