There is one new COVID-19 case associated with Woodcrest Public School. Lakehead Public Schools says the individual is not a student. The person is cu.
COVID-19 outbreak at East-West Tie construction camp
Five cases so far associated with COVID-19 outbreak at construction camp near Marathon
Jan 16, 2021 4:45 PM By: TbNewsWatch.com Staff
A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at an East-West Tie construction camp in Marathon. (File photo)
MARATHON, Ont. – A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at a construction camp in Marathon, about 300 kilometres east of Thunder Bay.
Five people associated with Valard Construction’s East-West Tie Project camp in Marathon have so far tested positive, the Thunder Bay District Health Unit announced Saturday evening.
The health unit is actively investigating the outbreak to assess the risk of exposure to other workers, it said. Anyone identified as a close contact will be contacted directly by a public health nurse.
Nine new COVID-19 cases in Thunder Bay District
New COVID-19 cases confirmed in Thunder Bay and district, as active cases fall by two
Jan 17, 2021 10:51 AM By: TbNewsWatch.com Staff
THUNDER BAY – The Thunder Bay District Health Unit reported nine new cases of COVID-19 Sunday, spread between the Thunder Bay area, district communities, and First Nations.
Five of those cases were related to outbreaks: two with the Valard Construction East-West Tie construction camp, another two with the Thunder Bay District Jail, and one with the Southbridge Roseview long-term care home.
Another was a result of close contact with a previously identified case, the health unit reported, while an exposure category for three other new cases was listed as “pending.”