THUNDER BAY – The Thunder Bay District Health Unit is reporting three new deaths related to COVID-19 in the Thunder Bay district.
COVID-related deaths in the district have largely, but not entirely, involved individuals 60 and older, with those 80-plus accounting for more than half. The number of people in district hospitals with COVID-19 rose slightly from the health unit’s last report on July 21, from 23 to 25. One of those patients was in ICU, unchanged from last week.The health unit has reported a steady increase in outbreaks in vulnerable settings – the only place they are now tracked – since the beginning of July. There were seven of those outbreaks active as of Thursday, including at Hogarth Riverview Manor, Southbridge Pinewood, and the Geraldton District Hospital.