Labrador-Grenfell Health alerted the government about the case Wednesday evening, Asivak said.
Presumptive cases need to be checked in a St. John s laboratory to be confirmed, but are treated the same as confirmed cases, with the person asked to self-isolate and close contacts advised to quarantine.
About 74 per cent of eligible adults in Makkovik have received both doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Regardless of vaccinations, Asivak says, all people in the community will be tested.(Submitted by Cathy Ford)
Testing got underway at noon on Thursday, in collaboration with the Nunatsiavut government s Department of Health and Social Development, according to a media release.