7 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Thunder Bay district on Friday

Seven more cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the Thunder Bay district on Friday.

The Thunder Bay District Health Unit said all seven cases are due to close contact, and are in Thunder Bay and surrounding areas.

One case was also listed as resolved. As of Friday morning, there are 19 confirmed, active cases of the virus in the health unit region.

No further details of the cases were provided.

On Thursday, the health unit and Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board announced St. Martin School was closing until at least next week due to a COVID-19 outbreak there.

At that time, nine cases of the virus had been confirmed at the elementary school.