Algoma Public Health
PSA: 3 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 (#564 - #566)
Fri, Nov 05, 2021
We are reporting three (3) new cases of COVID-19 (#564 - #566), all from Sault Ste. Marie and area.
Algoma Public Health is also advising the public of a potential exposure to COVID-19 for anyone who travelled on the following Air Canada flight on November 4, 2021.
- Air Canada, Flight AC 8201. Passengers who sat in rows 8-18 and flight crew who served these rows should contact their local public health unit for further information.
Actions to take:
Anyone who flew on this flight is asked to follow public health guidance:
- Self-monitor for signs and symptoms of COVID-19 for 10 days from potential exposure.
- Self-isolate immediately if symptoms develop.
- Seek testing if symptoms occur.
Details of the confirmed cases:
| Case Number |
Exposure Category |
Status | Tested |
| Case #564 | International travel | Self-isolating | November 5, 2021 |
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Case #565 |
Unknown | Self-isolating | November 5, 2021 |
| Case #566 | Close contact | Self-isolating | November 6, 2021 |
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Unknown exposure means the person did not have recent international travel or close contact with a known confirmed case. How the person acquired the virus is not known.
Close contact means the person acquired their infection through close contact with a known confirmed case. For example, living together with a case, or spending more than 15 minutes with a case while less than 2 metres apart, are considered high risk close contact exposures.
International travel means the person acquired their infection from travel outside of Canada.
Learn more:
- View our webpage with updated status of cases in Algoma.
- Learn more about COVID-19 in Algoma.
- Visit Ontario’s website to learn more about the province’s response to COVID-19.