Of the province s 155 new cases, 27 were located in the Northern Health Region. Another 26 recoveries were reported in the region and one case previously reported within the NHR was moved, keeping the region at 897 active cases. Districts with the highest case numbers remain the Shamattawa/York Factory/Tataskweyak/Split Lake district (282 active cases), the Island Lake district (234 active cases) and the Bunibonibee/Oxford House/Manto Sipi/Gods River/Gods Lake district (160 active cases, including 16 new cases Tuesday). There are 86 cases still active in The Pas/OCN/Kelsey, with another 62 cases active in the Thompson/Mystery Lake health district. All other districts have fewer than 20 cases, including the Pukatawagan/Mathias Colomb district, where five cases are active, and the Flin Flon/Snow Lake/Cranberry Portage/Sherridon district, which still has two active cases.
The regions with the highest amount of growth were the Bunibonibee/Oxford House/Manto Sipi/Gods River/Gods Lake and the Island Lake district. In the Bunibonibee district, 23 more active cases were reported Thursday, bringing the district up to 102 active cases. Island Lake - where most cases are tied to the community of Red Sucker Lake - now has 193 active cases and counting, reporting 20 new cases and a net increase of 14 cases. The district with the most cases continues to be the Shamattawa/York Factory/Tataskweyak/Split Lake district, where cases are staying in the mid-200s. The district now has 256 active cases, most of which are centred around Shamattawa First Nation. Members of the Canadian Armed Forces, including medical staff, have been working in the community.
The Reminder has reached out to the Northern Health Region (NHR) for more information on what the end of the outbreak will mean for the facility, but is yet to receive comment. Three outbreaks remain active in the north, according to the provincial government, including one in Flin Flon at the Northern Lights Manor. At least one staff member and two residents at the manor have tested positive for COVID-19 since the outbreak was first announced. The two other outbreaks are both in The Pas/OCN/Kelsey district - the Rod McGillivary Care Home at Opaskwayak Cree Nation and the acute care inpatient unit at St. Anthony s Hospital in The Pas.
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