Thunder Bay Mayor Bill Mauro. (File).
THUNDER BAY - In the wake of record-high COVID-19 cases in the city, as well as pressures on isolation centres and the hospital, city officials are reaching out to the provincial and federal government and pleading for more assistance.
“Our goal today is: give us, please, the health and human resources we need, provide us commitments on long-term funding, please, so we can manage the situation we are in today,” said Thunder Bay Mayor Bill Mauro during an update on the city’s COVID-19 situation on Wednesday.
The Thunder Bay District Health Unit reported 46 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, the second highest single day increase since the pandemic began and bringing the district to a record high of 304 active cases.