Good news on the COVID-19 front.
The Northwestern Health Unit says there were no new cases today.
That’s after there were four positive cases in the region on Saturday.
Two of those were in the Kenora area and two in Dryden/Red Lake Health Hub.
Northwestern Health Unit has received reports of 10 new cases of COVID-19.
There were six positive COVID-19 test results in the Sioux Lookout region, two new positive test results in the Kenora region, and two new positive test results in the Dryden / Red Lake region.
Follow up with the persons involved and their contacts has started according to protocol.
Anyone who is identified as a contact for these cases will be contacted directly.
The COVID-19 surge continues with 43 new cases in the Thunder Bay District.
The Health Unit is reporting that another 32 people are no longer testing positive, putting the district at 446 active cases.
The new cases in the district include 20 people who caught the virus within their own household and one person in the Walford Retirement Home outbreak.
There are a total of 1,468 new cases across the province.
(With Files From Colin Redston/Thunder Bay)
The Northwestern Health Unit is reporting several new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in their catchment area.
They tell us that three are in the Sioux Lookout region, two are in the Kenora area, and one each in Dryden/Red Lake and Rainy River.
As is the standard practice, they tell us that follow-up with those involved has already started. They add that if you are a close contact that they will contact you directly.
The regional health authority says three of the cases listed as active on Tuesday are now resolved, and the number of active cases across the region currently sits at 57.
The number of recovered cases is now 481.
The Thunder Bay District Health Unit reported 46 new cases and 2 related COVID-19 deaths today.
There are 414 active cases.
Provincially, Ontario is reporting 1,316 new cases Wednesday morning in addition to 16 deaths.
Most of those cases are in the Toronto, Peel and York regions.
The Northwestern Health Unit is reporting three new cases of COVID-19 within their catchment area.
They say that there is one from each of the Kenora, Dryden/Red Lake and Sioux Lookout regions.
All of the new cases seem to be as a result of travel.
“A lot of what’s happening is that there’s exposure to a higher risk area, so there’s some type of travel or someone whos traveled from a higher risk area,” explains Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kit Young Hoon.” This has led to a bit of spread locally and because of households interacting, there’s a cluster of individuals.”
Despite the new cases, and the fact that there have now been 500 confirmed cases since the pandemic began, there is good news.
According to the NWHU website, the number of active cases has gone down from 48 to 44, while the number of recovered cases has gone up from 450 to 456.
After the regional case count went down on Wednesday, the Northwestern Health Unit says it’s back up on Thursday.
The regional health authority is reporting 12 new cases; six in the Dryden/Red Lake area, four in the Kenora region and two in the Sioux Lookout area.
At the same time, the Keewatin Patricia District School Board has confirmed one student at the Golden Learning Centre in Red Lake has tested positive for the virus.
One classroom was closed Wednesday and the Board tells us they have not been notified of any additional cases.
As is the procedure, they tell us that follow-up with the close contacts of the known cases is underway. They add that they will contact you directly if you are a close contact.
According to the NWHU website, there are currently 48 active cases with a total of 498 confirmed since the start of the pandemic.
None of the active cases are in the District of Rainy River, which includes Fort Frances.
Despite the rise in cases Thursday, there is some good news from the health region as the number of resolved cases has increased from 448 to 450.
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 according to protocol.
Anyone who is identified as a contact for this case will be contacted directly.
For reasons of privacy, NWHU does not release or comment on 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 is available.
