Staff with the Northwestern Health Unit are reporting 11 new cases of COVID-19 in our catchment area.
Today’s cases include 5 in the District of Rainy River, 4 in the Kenora region and 2 in the Dryden/Red Lake region.
Overall, the NWHU is reporting a total of 25 cases of COVID-19 in the region, and they’ve all come within the last 4 days.
Follow up with the persons involved and their contacts have started according to protocol. Anyone who is identified as a contact for these cases will be contacted directly.
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.