KENORA, Ont. The Northwestern Health Unit continues to experience a surge of new COVID-19 cases.
The NWHU on Monday reported 10 new positive test results, including four in its Kenora health hub, where there are now 33 active cases.
Four additional cases were also reported in the Rainy River health hub, and one each in the Emo and Dryden hubs.
The number of active cases in the Fort Frances health hub stands at 20.
There are eight cases in the Sioux Lookout health hub.
Across the NWHU s catchment area, the active caseload is 75, an improvement from Sunday when it climbed to 90.
The area has roughly half the population of that of the Thunder Bay District Health Unit, where the caseload on Monday dropped to 48, the lowest since Jan. 6.
Masks and Hand Sanitizer - staff photo
There are nine new cases of coronavirus within the Thunder Bay District Health Unit.
Health officials also report Monday that there are six cases that could be a variant.
Fifteen more cases of COVID-19 are deemed to be resolved as the active case count stands at 48:
Five of the cases were obtained through someone else who had COVID-19
Two cases have no known exposure
Two case causes are pending
The Northwestern Health Unit is dealing with 75 active cases with another ten cases reported Monday.
Ontario reports 3,436 new cases of coronavirus along with 16 deaths.