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NWHU Active COVID Cases Drop Over Weekend

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The Northwestern Health Unit says there is one new case of COVID-19 in the region since their last update on Friday morning.

It’s one of the five total active cases within their catchment area and comes from the Rainy River district.

All of the active cases, including one hospitalization, are currently in the Rainy River health hub.

Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kit Young Hoon says the health unit is continuing to monitor the COVID-19 situation in the Emo area, following an outbreak at Sturgeon Creek Alternative Program and SonShine Christian Kindergarten.

The regional health authority tells us that they’ve now administered 125,255 doses of vaccine to date.

“Our vaccination coverage rate is getting higher,” says Dr. Kit Young Hoon. “Of those in our region aged 12 and older 87.5 per-cent have had at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, while nearly 81 per-cent have had two doses. We do continue to offer COVID-19 vaccine appointments in many of our communities.”

Dr. Young Hoon stresses it’s important that anyone who has symptoms of COVID-19 gets tested, even if the symptom is mild.

Provincially, the number for one dose is 87.1 per-cent while the two-dose rate sits at 82.4 per-cent.

To the east, the Thunder Bay District Health Unit is also reporting one new case.

Christine Elliott, Ontario’s Health Minister, says there are 390 new cases Monday across Ontario. Just under 67 per-cent of those (260) are people who are either not fully vaccinated or have an unknown vaccine status.

(With Files From Sarah McCarthy)

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NWHU COVID Vaccination Numbers Going Up

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Improved, but still below the provincial numbers.

That’s the latest update when it comes to COVID-19 vaccine uptake within the Northwestern Health Unit.

The new numbers show that 83.7 per-cent of those 12+ within the catchment area have had at least one dose of vaccine, while 75.3 per-cent are fully vaccinated.

Those numbers are compared to 84.5 per-cent (at least one dose) and 78.2 per-cent (fully vaccinated) for Ontario as a whole.

The numbers from the Thunder Bay District Health Unit are similar to the NWHU (82.5 per-cent with one dose, 74.6 per-cent fully vaccinated), while in Manitoba those numbers sit at 83.6 per-cent (at least one dose) and 78.7 per-cent (fully vaccinated).

To date, the NWHU has administered 117,647 doses of COVID-19 vaccine.

The health unit tells us they are hosting vaccines clinics throughout the week, with all of them taking place at area schools.

The Health Unit says that if you’d like to book an appointment you can click here to use their online booking system or call them at 1-866-468-2240.

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NWHU Reports Three New Cases

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The Northwestern Health Unit says there are three new confirmed cases of COVID-19 within their catchment area Thursday morning.

All three cases, which the health unit explains they’ve been made aware of since their last report on Wednesday, come from the Kenora region.

They tell us that there are currently four active cases; the three new cases in the Kenora region and one in the Rainy River district. Despite the four active cases on record, two are currently isolating outside of the NWHU catchment area (one from Kenora, one from Rainy River).

Of the active cases in the area, there is currently one hospitalization due to COVID-19. The total number of people admitted to hospitals due to COVID-19 here in the northwest now stands at 81.

The Thunder Bay District Health Unit is reporting one new case Thursday (six active), while in Ontario as a whole there are 513 new cases. That marks the first time since June 13th that the province has seen over 500 new cases in one day.

Meanwhile Ontario logged more than 500 new cases for the first time in two months.

Provincial health officials report 513 new infections and no new deaths.

Of the 513 new cases, 360 are unvaccinated individuals and 56 are partially vaccinated individuals.

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NWHU Adds New COVID-19 Case

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The Northwestern Health Unit is reporting one new case of COVID-19 Thursday morning.

As has been the case the past few days, the new case comes from the Rainy River district.

The regional health authority tells us that there are currently three active cases across their catchment area; two in the Rainy River region and one in the Kenora hub.

To the east Thunder Bay marked their 15th day in a row without a new case.

Meanwhile Ontario reported 185 new cases province-wide and seven COVID related deaths.

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Two New Cases Added By NWHU

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For the first time since July 2nd, the Northwestern Health Unit is reporting two new confirmed cases of COVID-19 Tuesday morning.

Both of the new cases come from the Rainy River district and are part of the three active cases across the NWHU catchment area.

The third active case comes from the Kenora health hub.

A total of 104,814 doses of vaccine have been administered to date, with 79.7 per-cent of all those 18+ here in the northwest having received at least one shot and 67.4 per-cent fully vaccinated.

The Thunder Bay District Health Unit had no new cases to report Tuesday with no active cases remaining.

Across Ontario, there are 127 new cases and two COVID related deaths.

Over 8 million Ontarians are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

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NWHU: Active COVID-19 Case Count Down

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The Northwestern Health Unit is reporting five new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday morning.

They tell us that three come from the Dryden health hub, while two are from the Sioux Lookout region.

As is the procedure, follow-up is now underway with the cases as well as their close contacts. If you are a known close contact of a confirmed case, the NWHU says they will contact you directly.

The regional health authority tells us that despite the new cases, the active case count in their catchment area is down from the 53 reported on Tuesday to 47.

The biggest drop in active cases came in the Kenora area, which went from the 16 reported on Tuesday to eight on Wednesday.

The Sioux Lookout health hub also saw a decline in active cases, though the data still shows 31 in the region.

On the vaccine front, 34,708 doses have been administered to date.

The Thunder Bay District Health Unit is reporting eight new cases on Wednesday with a total active case count of 31.

Ontario saw a bit of a hike in numbers from yesterday with 2,320.

There were 32 COVID-related deaths.

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Health Unit Adds Five New Cases

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The Northwestern Health Unit is reporting five new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday morning; two each in the Emo and Sioux Lookout areas and one in the Dryden health hub.

As is the procedure, follow-up is now underway with the cases as well as their close contacts. If you are a known close contact of a confirmed case, the NWHU says they will contact you directly.

The regional health authority says there are now a total of 52 active cases in the region. 34 are in the Sioux Lookout area, 10 in the Emo health hub and four each in Dryden and Kenora.

The number of resolved cases is up from 718 on Tuesday to 727 on Wednesday, while the number of vaccine doses administered now sits at 17,760.

Meanwhile, more good news to the east of us.

The Thunder Bay District Health Unit says there are just 72 active cases of COVID-19, the lowest number since January 12th.

There were four new cases today.

Ontario recorded 4,156 positives and 28 COVID related deaths.