Northern Health has released an update today on the Covid-19 situation in Haida Gwaii.
Through ongoing contact tracing and testing Northern Health has identified six additional lab-confirmed cases related to a community outbreak on July 24.
Northern Health public staff are currently following up on a total of 20 cases. Out of the 20 cases, 13 are considered active, 7 people have recovered.
Northern Health says in a Facebook post, the additional cases do not represent a significant expansion of the outbreak, nor do they suggest that there is wider spread of Covid-19 in Haida Gwaii Communities. The new cases are believed to be epidemiologically linked to the original outbreak.
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