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.