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Algoma Public Heath reports no new COVID-19 hospitalizations

17 people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19
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Algoma Public Health. File photo, Darren Taylor/SooToday

Algoma Public Health has reported no new hospitalizations, and 43 confirmed cases in today's report, though that number may be underestimated due to limits on who can get tested.

There are currently 17 people in hospital with COVID-19 and 589 active cases in the region.

Since the last report, 36 cases have been resolved.

APH conducted 409 tests since the last report, with a positivity rate of 11 per cent.

As of Jan. 24, 82 per cent of the eligible population in the Algoma Health region have received at least two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Note: As of Dec. 31, 2021, the province has limited COVID-19 PCR testing to the highest risk populations. Furthermore, some people with mild or asymptomatic infection may not seek testing. Algoma Public Health states that the numbers of confirmed cases are an underestimate of the actual number of people with COVID-19 in the Algoma region.