The Northwestern Health Unit continues to closely monitor COVID-19 cases.
There are no active cases, with 16 already resolved.
Acting Medical Officer of Health Dr. Ian Gemmill says “It’s possible that we’ve dodged the bullet of the first wave. I don’t want to say that for sure because we can’t say for sure because it takes a number of days for the disease to develop and for the testing to be done. But maybe we got lucky in that wave.”
Dr. Gemmill adds “In the possible circumstance that there is still a wave upon is, I think that people need to keep in place the things that have been suggested and recommended.”
He says that includes personal protective measures such as hand washing, not touching your face, hand sanitizer and staying home if you are sick.
Dr. Gemmill notes “All of these things. They will not only apply now. They will apply, I think, for a good long time.”
The Northwestern Health Unit has completed 2,297 tests, with 1,596 tests coming back negative and 688 test results pending.
In comparison, the Thunder Bay district is reporting 17 active cases, 58 resolved, and one person has died from complications.
Here is the regional breakdown as of May 6th:
Kenora Health Hub Area: 2 positive cases. 2 resolved cases. 531 total tests. 390 tests negative. 139 tests pending.
Dryden Health Hub Area: 4 positive cases. 4 resolved cases. 256 total tests. 194 tests negative. 58 tests pending.
Red Lake Health Area: 2 positive cases. 2 resolved cases. 107 total tests. 76 tests negative. 29 tests pending.
Sioux Lookout Health Hub Area: 1 positive case. 1 resolved case. 276 total tests. 157 tests negative. 118 tests pending.
Rainy River Health Hub Area: 1 positive case. 1 resolved case. 76 total tests. 57 tests negative. 18 tests pending.
Emo Health Hub Area: 0 positive cases. 0 resolved cases. 41 total tests. 21 tests negative. 20 tests pending.
Fort Frances Health Hub Area: 1 positive case. 1 resolved case. 761 total tests. 526 tests negative. 234 tests pending.
Atikokan Health Hub Area: 4 positive cases. 4 resolved cases. 248 total tests. 172 tests negative. 72 tests pending.
Other: 1 positive case. 1 resolved case *One of the cases being reported in the NWHU area has a primary residence in southern Ontario and has not been to the NWHU region since contracting the virus while travelling internationally.
Totals: 16 positive cases. 16 resolved cases. 2,297 total tests. 2,593 negative tests. 688 tests pending.
