The Northwestern Health Unit is reporting that 12 new COVID-19 cases have been found in the region.
Three were found in the Dryden Health Hub, two each in the Kenora, Emo, and Sioux Lookout Health Hubs, and one each in the Fort Frances, Red Lake, and Rainy River Health Hubs.
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 addition of the newly found cases puts the active case count up to 102.
Fort Frances – 15
Kenora – 53
Sioux Lookout – 10
Rainy River – 4
Dryden – 14
Emo – 4
Red Lake – 2
Atikokan – 0
Other – 0
On Tuesday, the province announced 3,453 new COVID-19 cases.
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.