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Long Lake # 58 First Nation is located on Highway 11 near Longlac (file photo)
LONG LAKE 58 FIRST NATION, Ont. Chief Judy Desmoulin expects to see more members of Long Lake 58 First Nation testing positive for COVID-19.
As of late Monday, she said 42 individuals in the community neighbouring Longlac had tested positive for the virus.
That s almost twice the number reported last Friday, when the Chief and Council declared a state of emergency.
Desmoulin told TBNewwatch that 25 of the 42 cases involve a COVID-19 variant.
Long Lake 58 has 535 residents. From the test results today, I feel there s definitely going to be more cases, the chief said. For example, if there s two positives in a house, and there s five people living there, it s bound to spread.