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Article content Chief Bartholomew Tsannie said one resident is in hospital in critical condition and urged members to respect a local lockdown to drive alarmingly high case counts down. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. “The people disobeying need to understand we’re talking about lives here,” Tsannie said. Hatchet Lake Dene Nation, located more than 800 kilometres northeast of Saskatoon, has become the unlikely epicentre of COVID-19 in a province that has recently dropped its last public health restrictions. The Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) said 151 cases of COVID-19 had been linked to the outbreak in the community of roughly 1,200 residents. Tsannie said 128 cases were active as of Tuesday afternoon. ....
More than 100 COVID-19 cases linked to First Nation outbreak in Sask. No COVID-19 outbreaks listed by the provincial government since June 25 as province nears complete removal of pandemic restrictions. Author of the article: Phil Tank • Saskatoon StarPhoenix Publishing date: Jul 06, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 3 minute read • A COVID-19 test specimen is collected from the swab in a container, which is then sent to the laboratory for processing. Photos taken in Regina, Sask. and supplied by the Saskatchewan Health Authority on June 12, 2020. Photo by MEDICAL MEDIA /jpg Article content An outbreak in the Hatchet Lake Dene Nation declared last week is linked to multiple gatherings in the community, northern health officials say. ....