Health officials report Friday that seven more cases could be one of the variants of concern.
One case obtained through someone else who had the virus
One case picked up through travel outside of Northwestern Ontario
One case with no known exposure
One case cause is pending
The active count is at 34.
In Ontario Friday 2,362 new cases of coronavirus along with 26 deaths.
The Northwestern Health Unit says there were another seven cases of COVID-19 in the region.
Four are in the Dryden area and three in the Sioux Lookout Health Hub.
Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kit Young Hoon says the Dryden cases seem to be from a two cluster of cases.
One is the KFC outbreak and the other is a private group of individuals where the virus was brought into the community from another part of Ontario.
Dr. Young Hoon says they have done the contact tracing for the Dryden KFC.
The restaurant is closed but that wasn’t from a health unit order.
7 more variant of concern cases ID d in Thunder Bay district
Four new COVID-19 cases have been reported in the Thunder Bay District, along with seven variant of concern cases, according to results announced Friday.
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Posted: May 14, 2021 10:25 AM ET | Last Updated: May 14
The Thunder Bay District Health Unit announced four new COVID-19 cases on Friday. (Ben Nelms/CBC)
Four new COVID-19 cases have been reported in the Thunder Bay district in northwestern Ontario, along with seven variant of concern cases.
The Thunder Bay District Health Unit announced the latest test results on Friday.
Three of the new cases are in Thunder Bay and surrounding area, while the other is located in a First Nations community.
THUNDER BAY - The number of active COVID-19 cases in the Thunder Bay District has climbed for the second straight day as new cases once again outnumber previous cases now resolved.
On Thursday, the Thunder Bay District Health Unit reported six new COVID-19 cases. With only one previous case listed as resolved, the active case count climbed to 36, up from 31 on Wednesday.
Of the new cases, five are from Thunder Bay and surrounding areas and one in a First Nation community. Three cases are the result of close contact, two have no known exposure, and one is still pending.
There are no new variants of concern detected in the region, nor any additional hospitalizations. Currently there are four district hospitalizations with one individual in the intensive care unit.
Pharmacist Vinay Kapoor is the owner of Dawson Heights Pharmacy. (Leith Dunick, tbnewswatch.com)
THUNDER BAY – The owner of Dawson Heights Pharmacy says he expects to have a shipment of Pfizer vaccine to start handing out by late next week.
Pharmacist Vinay Kapoor hasn’t had a supply of vaccines in two weeks, after the AstraZeneca shipments were halted to Thunder Bay and instead sent to hot spot areas to help cut down soaring COVID-19 case numbers.
“We’re not sure of an exact date of availability, so just monitor the website. Once the vaccine comes into the store we’ll make those spots available, probably starting late next week or the following week,” Kapoor said.