Posted: May 13, 2021 5:21 PM CT | Last Updated: May 13
Rob Warburton has two kids aged three and five. He s comfortable sending his kids back to school after a two-week shutdown due to an outbreak of COVID-19. (submitted by Rob Warburton)
Rob Warburton had to isolate with his family because of the COVID-19 outbreak at N.J. Macpherson School. He said he trusts the testing being done and is not worried about his children returning to school on Monday. I don t feel it s any more of a risk than it was before sending my kids back to school after we get the all clear, he said. I m comfortable sending my kids back.
No hospitalizations and no new exposure sites were reported an update from Dr. Kami Kandola, the Northwest Territories’ chief public health officer, sent out Wednesday afternoon.
There are now 61 confirmed cases in the city and another six “probable” cases, according to an update from the chief public health officer released Tuesday afternoon.
Dr. Kami Kandola, the chief public health officer, introduced new public health measures for the return to classes, which she said should occur Monday, May 17.
3 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Yellowknife, no new exposure sites
As of Monday, there were 51 active COVID-19 cases in Yellowknife, with 92 per cent of those cases among children and youth.
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Posted: May 10, 2021 5:40 PM CT | Last Updated: May 10
Northwest Territories public health officials announced three new COVID-19 cases and three probable cases in Yellowknife on Monday, but no new exposure sites.(NIAID Integrated Research Facility/Reuters)
The spread of COVID-19 cases linked to an outbreak at a Yellowknife elementary school appears to be slowing down, with three new confirmed cases, and three probable cases announced Monday.
There are now 51 confirmed, active COVID-19 cases in Yellowknife, up from 48 on Friday, according to an update from the Office of the Chief Public Health Officer.