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NWHU Reports Five New COVID-19 Cases

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The Northwestern Health Unit says there are five new cases of COVID-19 here in the region since their last report on Friday.

Three of the new cases come from the Rainy River district, while the other two are from the Dryden Red Lake region.

They’re part of the 12 active cases the NWHU is tracking within their catchment area, all located in either the Rainy River or Dryden/Red Lake areas.

Since they became available, the health unit tells us that they and their partners have administered 119,326 doses of vaccine.

84.7 per-cent of all those eligible (12+) have received at least one dose, while 76.5 per-cent are fully vaccinated.

For the first time in a few days, there’s one new positive test result in the Thunder Bay District making for four active.

Across Ontario there are 610 new cases and two COVID related deaths.

458 cases are in individuals who are not fully vaccinated or have an unknown vaccination status.

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NWHU: One New, Four Active COVID Cases

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The Northwestern Health Unit says they were made aware of one new confirmed case of COVID-19 since their last report on Friday.

The case comes from the Rainy River District, though the Health Unit tells us that following their investigation it is now considered resolved.

As of Monday morning, the NWHU says there are a total of four cases on record in their catchment area. Three are in the Kenora region while the other is in the Rainy River district.

Despite being listed by the Northwestern Health Unit, one case in the Kenora area and the case in the Rainy River region are isolating outside of the area.

Of the two active cases within the NWHU area, one is currently in the hospital due to COVID-19.

Meanwhile, there are no new cases in the Thunder Bay District.

As for the province, there are 526 new cases in Ontario with 353 of those being unvaccinated individuals.

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Six New Cases Added By NWHU

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The Northwestern Health Unit is reporting six new cases of COVID-19 within their catchment area Thursday morning.

Four of the new cases come from the Sioux Lookout area, while there is one new case each in the Dryden and Kenora health hubs.

With the new cases, the regional health authority tells us that there are currently 49 active cases within their catchment area, up from the 47 active cases reported on Wednesday.

The Thunder Bay District Health Unit recorded six new cases with an active count of 36.

Ontario registered 2,759 cases and reports 31 COVID related deaths.

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66 Active Cases Across NWHU Area

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There are six new cases of the novel coronavirus reported by the Northwestern Health Unit Tuesday morning.

The Kenora and Rainy River health hubs are each reporting two new cases, while the Emo and Sioux Lookout regions have one new case each.

This is the lowest number of new cases by the NWHU since the four reported on April 26th.

The regional health authority reports that there are currently 66 active cases across their catchment area, a number down from the 75 active cases reported on Monday morning.

The NWHU says 31 are in the Kenora region, followed by 16 in the Fort Frances health hub, nine near Sioux Lookout, four in the Rainy River region, three near Emo, and one each in the Red Lake, Dryden and Atikokan hubs.

Wauzhushk Onigum Nation (Rat Portage No. 38B) is reporting on their Facebook page that they have 17 active cases within their community with 15 pending test results.

A total of 29,055 doses of vaccine have been administered by the Northwestern Health Unit to date.

As for the Thunder Bay District, their health unit reports six new cases of COVID-19, putting the active count at 44.

The Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre has admitted two patients that have been sent from hotspots in southern Ontario and is ready should more be sent.

Ontario is also experiencing a dip in numbers with 2,791 new cases.

However, the test positivity rate stands at 9.1%.

There were 25 COVID related deaths Tuesday.

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Three New Cases Announced By NWHU

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The Northwestern Health Unit is reporting three new confirmed cases of COIVD-19, all of which are from the Sioux Lookout Health Hub.

Despite the new cases, Tuesday is a good day for local numbers related to the coronavirus.

There are currently 43 active cases across the region, which is down from 62 on Monday.

Twenty of the positives are in the Sioux Lookout area, 13 are in the Kenora Health hub, nine in the Dryden area and one in the Fort Frances region.

The number of resolved cases is up from 651 to 674, while the number of those currently hospitalized for COVID-19 is down from seven to four.

A total of 12,199 doses of vaccine have been administered to date.

The Thunder Bay area is also looking at a downward trend with numbers continuing to free fall.

The District recorded only one new case today and active numbers are now down to 149.

Ontario hasn’t improved with 3,065 positives and 8 deaths.