The Northwestern Health Unit has received a report of a new positive COVID-19 test result in the Dryden/ Red Lake area.
Follow up with the person involved and their contacts has started.
Anyone who is identified as a contact for this case will be contacted directly.
For privacy reasons, the NWHU does not release information about the location of COVID-19 test results.
Information about gender, age and method of transmission will be posted to the Ontario COVID data website when it becomes available.
The NWHU recommends that everyone assume COVID-19 is in their community and practice preventive measures like physical distancing, wearing a mask in enclosed public spaces and when physical distancing is a challenge, good hand hygiene, and not touching their face.
Anyone who has symptoms, or who has been in contact with a positive case, should get tested.
For information about getting tested, please visit the NWHU website for instructions on how to schedule an appointment at an assessment centre.
