Nunavut to lift Covid restrictions in April

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Source: https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/articl...ng-diminishes/

COVID-19 Jan 10, 2022 – 3:23 pm EST
Nunavut’s COVID-19 case count down days after testing diminishes
Nunavut case count down to 215; no more confirmed cases in Baker Lake
By Mélanie Ritchot

Nunavut’s tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases went down for the second day in a row on Monday, but it’s hard to say whether fewer people actually have the disease, or if this is a result of less testing.

There are now 215 active cases across 14 communities in Nunavut and a total of 138 recovered cases, according to a Twitter post by Premier P.J. Akeeagok on Monday.

The recovered case tally includes 81 recoveries announced on Sunday, which brought the first drop in cases since the latest surge in COVID-19 cases began.

But it is impossible to gauge whether cases are actually going down in the territory now that tests are being rationed...

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Source: https://www.nunavutnews.com/news/cov...-stand-at-133/

Covid-19 presumed in Naujaat; Nunavut’s active cases stand at 133
by Derek NearyJanuary 15, 2022

There are five new Covid-19 infections in Nunavut as of Saturday, plus a presumptive case in Naujaat, according to the GN.

That puts the territorial total at 133 confirmed cases.

Infections in Gjoa Haven, Kugaaruk and Taloyoak remain presumptive.

Rankin Inlet has the most active cases, at 27. There are 21 in Iqaluit, 16 in Kinngait, 13 in Baker Lake, 12 in Coral Harbour, 10 in Cambridge Bay, eight in each Arviat and Whale Cove, five in each Chesterfield Inlet, Sanirajak and Pangnirtung, and one apiece in Sanikiluaq and Qikiqtarjuaq.

There have been 253 recoveries from the virus since this outbreak began.

Rankin Inlet, Iqaluit and Pangnirtung remain on “essential travel only” status...

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Source: https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/articl...d-19-outbreak/

COVID-19 Jan 18, 2022 – 12:18 pm EST
Nunavut records 1st death from current COVID-19 wave
‘My thoughts are with the family and the community,’ says Premier P.J. Akeeagok
By Mélanie Ritchot

The first death related to the current wave of COVID-19 outbreaks in Nunavut was reported on Tuesday.

Nunavut’s premier, P.J. Akeeagok, announced the death, as well as a total active case count in the territory of 177 cases in 17 communities, during the government’s COVID-19 news conference...

...Nunavut has reported five deaths from COVID-19 since the pandemic began.

There have been a total of 370 recoveries since the start of the outbreaks in mid-December. A total of 10 Nunavut residents have been hospitalized since COVID-19 returned to the territory, in mid-December. Patterson said the hospitalized patients come from “a number” of communities, and no single community has seen more than five hospitalizations...

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Jan 19, 2022 – 1:30 pm EST
COVID-19 count nears 200 again in Nunavut
378 recoveries reported this wave of the pandemic
By Nunatsiaq News

Nunavut’s tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases neared 200 for the first time in about a week on Wednesday.

Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok announced updated numbers on social media, reporting a total of 190 active cases confirmed by PCR testing, along with 378 recoveries and one death since this wave of the disease returned to Nunavut last month.

The communities with the most confirmed cases are Baker Lake with 39, and Arviat with 33...

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north...date-1.6321120

Nunavut health minister asks Nunavummiut to get vaccinated as details emerge on COVID-related death
Person in their 70s who died recently of COVID-19 was not fully vaccinated
CBC News · Posted: Jan 20, 2022 9:00 AM CT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago

A person in Nunavut who died recently due to COVID-19 complications was not fully vaccinated, says Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Michael Patterson.

Patterson said the person was in their 70s...

...Premier P.J. Akeeagok said there are now 175 active cases of COVID-19 in Nunavut.

That includes 35 cases each in Arviat and Baker Lake, 16 in Cambridge Bay, one in Chesterfield Inlet, four in Coral Harbour, 16 in Iqaluit, one in Gjoa Haven, 14 in Kinngait, 12 in Naujaat, one in Qikiqtarjuaq, 17 in Rankin Inlet, four in Sanirijak, 11 in Sanikiluaq, five in Taloyoak and three in Whale Cove.

There are no longer any cases in Igloolik, Kugaaruk, Pangnirtung and Pond Inlet.

Patterson said the number of hospitalizations in Nunavut remains at 10. He couldn't say whether anyone is still in hospital with COVID-19.

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Source: https://www.nnsl.com/news/35-new-cas...e-in-kimmirut/

35 new cases of Covid in Nunavut, including one in Kimmirut
by Derek Neary January 22, 2022

The 35 new cases of Covid-19 announced on Saturday, including one in Kimmirut, pushed the territory’s active viral infection count to 230.

Arviat has the most cases in the territory, at 38. There are 36 in Baker Lake, 33 in Iqaluit, 22 in Sanikiluaq, 20 in each Cambridge Bay and Rankin Inlet, 18 in Kinngait, 15 in Naujaat, eight in Coral Harbour, six in Sanirajak, five in Taloyoak, three in Whale Cove, and one each in Chesterfield Inlet, Gjoa Haven and Qikiqtarjuaq...

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COVID-19 Jan 24, 2022 – 12:32 pm EST
Kimmirut, Kugluktuk added to Nunavut’s COVID-19 case list
Territory’s case count jumped by 90 cases over the weekend
By Nunatsiaq News

A first-ever case of COVID-19 was reported in the small hamlet of Kimmirut over the weekend, while Kugluktuk logged its first case in months.

By Monday, the total case count in Nunavut was 285, up by 90 from 195 on Friday.

A case was confirmed in Kimmirut, which has a population of about 425, on Saturday, while a presumed case was reported in Kugluktuk on Sunday...

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Source: https://www.coastreporter.net/nation...tbreak-4991859

Nunavut community locks down due to COVID-19 cases, Iqaluit jail faces outbreak
IQALUIT, Nunavut — One Nunavut community is under a strict lockdown as COVID-19 spreads rapidly among households. All offices and schools in the Baffin Island community of Igloolik, where about 1,600 people live, are closed and travel is restricted.
Canadian Press
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IQALUIT, Nunavut — One Nunavut community is under a strict lockdown as COVID-19 spreads rapidly among households.

All offices and schools in the Baffin Island community of Igloolik, where about 1,600 people live, are closed and travel is restricted.

Chief public health officer Dr. Michael Patterson says there are 17 active COVID-19 cases listed in the community, but notes the numbers are much higher because of a lag in testing.

Patterson says most of the calls to the territory's COVID-19 hotline have been from Igloolik residents and household exposure has risen dramatically...

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north...eb-8-1.6343120

More nurses to support Nunavut COVID-19 response
Nunavut officials also announced 4 new presumptive cases of COVID-19 in Resolute Bay
Julia Peterson · CBC News · Posted: Feb 08, 2022 8:06 AM CT | Last Updated: February 8

The Government of Nunavut says more nurses from outside the territory will help respond to active COVID-19 outbreaks.

"The federal government has assisted with resources, including two nurses for Rankin Inlet," said Nunavut Health Minister John Main. "The Red Cross has also provided assistance with six nurses to assist with the COVID-19 response in Igloolik, Baker Lake and Taloyoak — the communities currently with the most COVID-19 cases outside of Iqaluit."

This comes after the federal government arranged in January for three nurses and nine contact tracers to help respond to the wave of cases associated with the Omicron variant in the territory...

...Prior to this morning's briefing, Nunavut officials announced four presumptive cases of COVID-19 in Resolute Bay — the first cases to reach the High Arctic community.

On Tuesday morning, Patterson announced 22 new reported cases of COVID-19 in the territory, in addition to the four presumptive cases in Resolute Bay.

There are no changes to the public health measures in Resolute Bay at this time.

This makes a total of 366 confirmed active cases of COVID-19 in Nunavut: 16 in Arviat, 18 in Baker Lake, 18 in Cambridge Bay, two in Chesterfield Inlet, 11 in Coral Harbour, one in Gjoa Haven, 38 in Igloolik, 130 in Iqaluit, 12 in Kinngait, six in Kugluktuk, four in Qikiqtarjuaq, five in Pangnirtung, six in Pond Inlet, 34 in Rankin Inlet, nine in Sanirajak, 15 in Sanikiluaq, 38 in Taloyoak and three in Whale Cove.

There are now no confirmed cases in Kugaaruk, Naujaat or Kimmirut.

According to the Government of Nunavut, of the 19 Nunavummiut they can confirm have been hospitalized with or for COVID-19, 10 were unvaccinated, two had one dose, six had two doses, and the vaccination status of one person is unknown.