Marathon Mayor Rick Dumas (TBNewswatch file)
MARATHON, Ont. Town council in Marathon – where three people have died from COVID-19 recently – has issued an urgent appeal for more vaccine.
At a special meeting Monday, council voted unanimously to ask that Marathon immediately receive enough vaccine to give first doses to its remaining 2,200 eligible adults.
It also wants additional vaccine about four weeks later to complete the mass immunization of the town.
The most recent data shows 14 active COVID-19 cases in Marathon, including a number of patients and staff at the Marathon hospital, where an outbreak was declared in the chronic care wing last month.
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The Thunder Bay District Health Unit announced 35 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, which is the lowest number since there were 30 cases reported on March 8.
COVID-19 spreads in Marathon, impacting second school
Cases have jumped to double-digits in recent weeks, with outbreaks at two schools and a nearby mine
Dec 13, 2020 3:12 PM By: TbNewsWatch.com Staff
The town of Marathon has seen a rapid jump in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks.
MARATHON, Ont. – The small town of Marathon is grappling with the rapid spread of COVID-19 cases, with two schools and a nearby mine now affected by outbreaks.
The number of cases in the town of just over 3,000 had risen to 16 as of Friday, just weeks after the community’s first case was announced on Nov. 24.