Photo-unsplash.com The number of active COVID-19 cases has dropped slightly in the Thunder Bay District. The health unit says there are six new cases Tuesday, putting the active count at 44. Ten people have had their cases resolved. There is one case of variant concern. Four people got the virus through close contact with someone else One after travelling outside northwestern Ontario One is pending results The Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre adds two patients have been sent here from hotspots in southern Ontario, and is ready should more be sent. As of May 4th, the local health unit says roughly 45% of the eligible population over 16 years old has received at least one dose of vaccine.