A significant increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.

The Thunder Bay District Health Unit reports 21 new cases Friday, which makes the active case count jump to 75:

16 cases obtained from someone else who had COVID-19
Four cases causes are pending
One case with no known exposure

13 cases are reported from First Nation communities, seven within district communities and one from Thunder Bay and surrounding areas.

Officials also report 16 cases that could be one of the COVID-19 variants.

In Ontario 914 new cases confirmed along with 19 deaths.