The Northwestern Health Unit is reporting one new positive COVID-19 test result in the district. The positive test result was discovered in the Sioux Lookout Health Region and the person is currently isolating outside of the NWHU catchment 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.
In the region, there are two active cases of COVID-19. One case each in the Kenora and Sioux Lookout Health Regions.
NWHU recommends that everyone, including those who have been vaccinated, assume COVID-19 is in their community and practise 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 self-isolate and get tested. For information about getting tested, please visit the NWHU website for instructions on how to schedule an appointment at an assessment centre.