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.