The COVID-19 news out of Kapuskasing isn’t getting any better. Two more residents of Extendicare have died, for a total of six. Thirty-four residents and 16 staff members have now come down with the virus.
Meanwhile, the health unit reported eight new cases on Saturday. That breaks down to two in Kap; five in the Hearst-Hornepayne area; and one in the James Bay-Hudson Bay coast area. The case total for PHU is now 274. Fifteen of those people have died.