Every day at noon for the duration of the COVID-19 emergency, a group led by Mayor George Pirie called the Timmins Health Table will issue an update. Here are details from today’s update.
LATEST CASE COUNT
Porcupine Health Unit medical officer of health Dr. Lianne Catton says there have been no new cases confirmed in the region over the past 24 hours.
663 tests
39 positive
492 negative
132 pending
14 resolved
2 deaths
Source: Porcupine Health Unit
MAYOR OFFERS WORDS OF INSPIRATION
Mayor George Pirie knows personally the woman in her 90s who lives at Spruce Hill Lodge and has tested positive for COVID-19. To hear what he has to say about her, go to about 10:55 in the audio below. At about 11:40, he tells parents and grandparents what to say to their kids who want to know why they can’t be together this Easter, and reads a version of the poem “Invictus”.
Here is the raw audio from today’s update: