• These data sets are preliminary and subject to change, pending further review.
  
  
• Confirmed cases include Algoma residents who have a confirmed COVID-19 infection.
  The numbers in brackets are active cases in non-Algoma residents who are temporarily in Algoma. These cases are not counted as part of Algoma’s confirmed case count. APH conducts contact tracing and monitoring of self-isolation for all cases within Algoma.
  
  
• Resolved cases includes cases where a patient tested positive but is resolved according to current public health criteria. Generally, a case is considered resolved 10 days after their episode date. This number also includes any persons who are deceased.
  
  
• Testing data is now provided through the graphs below.
  
  
• Active cases include those cases that are not resolved. The number in brackets () represents non-Algoma cases who are temporarily residing in Algoma. 

• Today's (February 27, 2024) local data update includes deaths that were reported in the past 7 days. However, these deaths may have occurred before this update and were delayed due to investigation.
  

• Deceased includes the number of people with a confirmed case of COVID-19 who have died, where COVID-19 is the cause of death, contributed to the cause of death, or the cause was unknown. It does not include deaths where COVID-19 was unrelated to the cause of death.

The following describes the municipalities and First Nation communities included in each Algoma sub-region. This is not an exhaustive listing of geographic places within Algoma.

• Central & East Algoma includes: Blind River, Bruce Mines, Hilton, Hilton Beach, Huron Shores, Jocelyn, Johnson, Mississauga First Nation, Plummer Additional, St. Joseph, Tarbutt and Tarbutt Additional, The North Shore, Thessalon, and Thessalon First Nation.
• Elliot Lake & Area includes: Elliot Lake, Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation, Serpent River First Nation, and Spanish.
• North Algoma includes: Dubreuilville, Michipicoten First Nation, Missinabie Cree First Nation, Wawa, and White River.
• Sault Ste. Marie & Area includes: Aweres, Batchewana First Nation, Garden River First Nation, Goulais River, Heyden, Laird, Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional, Prince, and Sault Ste. Marie. 

Episode date is intended to approximate symptom onset date.  It is calculated based on the date of symptom onset, specimen collection/test date, or the date reported to public health.

• To view epidemiologic trends and case break down by demographic factors such as age and sex, visit Public Health Ontario’s COVID-19 Data Tool.  This tool allows you to view COVID-19 data for Ontario overall, as well as for an individual public health unit.
• The province of Ontario also publishes a daily epidemiologic summary report, accessible here, which provides provincial and regional data on confirmed cases, demographics and trends of cases since the outbreak began including geography, exposure and severity.