Editor's Note: Newmont Porcupine has reported a Hoyle Pond Mine employee has tested positive.
The Porcupine Health Unit is reporting one new COVID-19 case today.
It is a person in Timmins. According to the health unit, the person is a contact of a confirmed case.
This is the 101st confirmed case of the virus in the region, and the 55th in Timmins.
Of the total confirmed cases, 88 people are recovered and nine people have died. There are four known active cases — two in Timmins, one in the Hearst, Horneypayne area, and one outside the region.
To access COVID-19 testing, call your health care provider or the health unit.
The COVID-19 information line can be reached at 705-267-1181 or 1-800-461-1818.
There are COVID-19 assessment centres in Timmins, Cochrane, Iroquois Falls, Kapuskasing, Smooth Rock Falls, Hearst, and Hornepayne.
