The Nunatsiavut Government is advising that there are no reported cases of COVID-19 in any Labrador Inuit communities since the last update on February 24; all of the reported cases in the community of Nain have since recovered.
Public health officials continue to stress that it is likely the virus that causes COVID-19 will continue to present itself in all Labrador Inuit communities, and that activity may or may not be documented or reported. Residents have to assume the virus is present and to continue to follow all public health protocols.
The Nunatsiavut Government will continue to provide updates on COVID-19 activity, but will not be reporting case numbers as they may not be accurate or could identify infected individuals, especially if activity is low in any given Labrador Inuit community.
Individuals with symptoms, with no known exposure to the virus, should contact 811 or complete the online assessment tool at COVID Assessment and Referral to determine if testing is required.
Also, there are 25 (minus 13 since last update) confirmed active cases of COVID-19 in Voisey’s Bay.
There are 13 (minus 50 since last update) close contacts in isolation.
All positive cases and close contacts are in isolation.
Please note that these numbers for site employees are accurate and are submitted to provincial public health.
The next update will be end of day on Thursday, March 3.