The health unit has reported 186 COVID-19 cases since March — noting that almost a third of those cases were reported in the last week. The health unit is working to develop additional education and messaging targeted and high school and post secondary students, she noted. "So [the health unit] keeps that as confidential as it possibly can because people need to trust us and know that what they share with public health will be kept with public health, unless it's necessary to do otherwise to protect people." Sutcliffe says the health unit has "dedicated and redeployed all available and appropriate staff to work on all that", putting other public health work aside. Public Health Sudbury and District is currently listed in the "green zone"As health unit contact tracers investigate each case of COVID-19, they're seeing roughly 12 other people affected," Sutcliffe said.

Source: CBC News November 11, 2020 16:25 UTC