The Musselwhite mine is a fly-in, fly-out operation located 500 kilometres north of Thunder Bay. (Submitted photo)
THUNDER BAY – A fourth case of COVID-19 has been detected at Newmont’s Musselwhite mine, about 500 kilometres north of Thunder Bay.
The case was first detected through ongoing PCR testing being conducted on site at the fly-in gold mine, after two workers were first confirmed positive on Feb. 21.
That result has now been confirmed by the Thunder Bay District Health Unit.
A third confirmed case was announced on Feb. 23, which Newmont stated was not connected to the previous two.
In a release Friday evening announcing the fourth positive test, the company did not say whether it was believed to be tied to previous cases on site.
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After less than two weeks out of a stay at home order, Thunder Bay will move into lockdown on Monday, March 1, due to a rise in COVID-19 cases.
The change means bars and restaurants that had been able to open for very limited dining beginning Feb. 16 will again have to close both indoor and outdoor dining, but takeout can continue. Retailers can remain open but capacity limits will fall to 50% for supermarkets and pharmacies and 25% for other stores, including big-box stores. As cases in the community continue to rise at an alarming rate, the decision was made by the province for this lockdown to limit the spread of COVID-19 in the community, Thunder Bay Mayor Bill Mauro said in a news release. We must also remember our local businesses and restaurants – please shop local and get take-out to support our small business.
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The province has activated the Emergency Break to put the Thunder Bay District Health Unit region back in lockdown amid rising COVID-19 cases.
The measures are set to kick in at 12:01am Monday.
The numeric breakdown
316 new cases in the last seven days with 135 cases have been resolved
Three deaths from Wednesday through Friday
Supermarkets, pharmacies, convenience stores and other grocery retailers can operate at 50 per cent capacity while other retailers can operate at 25 per cent capacity.