Nunavut to lift Covid restrictions in April

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Source: https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coron...therings-over-rising-covid-19-cases-1.5719156


Nunavut orders full lockdown, bans gatherings, over rising COVID-19 cases
The Canadian Press
Published Friday, December 24, 2021 12:23PM EST Last Updated Friday, December 24, 2021 2:26PM EST

IQALUIT, NUNAVUT -- Nunavut ordered an immediate "circuit-breaker" lockdown just before Christmas over rising COVID-19 cases in various communities.

The government said Friday that all indoor gatherings are banned and all non-essential businesses are to close. Libraries, gyms, arenas and churches must also close. Restaurants are limited to takeout food only.

Visitors are no longer allowed in long-term care homes and elders' facilities. Daycares can remain open for essential workers only. And schools are to remain closed until at least Jan. 10.

Outdoor gatherings are limited to five people.

The changes come one day after the territory announced tighter restrictions in Iqaluit, when a case was confirmed in a person who has not left the city for more than a month...

 

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Source: https://www.nunavutnews.com/news/co...ries/article/3-new-covid-19-cases-in-nunavik/

Covid-19 found in Qikiqtarjuaq; territorial case count jumps to 37
by Trevor WrightDecember 28, 2021

Nunavut’s Covid-19 case load continues to rise as Qikiqtarjuaq is now on the growing list of communities with active cases.

There are now 37 active cases in Nunavut — 20 in Iqaluit, 10 in Rankin Inlet, five in Pangnirtung, one in Sanirajak and one in Qikiqtarjuaq.

There were just eight infections in the territory on Dec. 24...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nunavut-covid-dec-29-1.6299225

Nunavut's reported COVID-19 case count doubles overnight, hitting 74 total cases
COVID-19 is now in 8 communities, prompting Nunavut to seek federal assistance
CBC News · Posted: Dec 29, 2021 9:30 AM CT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

Nunavut's COVID-19 rising case count is bringing its health care system to a "breaking point," says Premier P.J. Akeeagok.

The Nunavut government is extending its lockdown to Jan. 17, and seeking federal assistance for the health care system and contact tracing.

Akeeagok said COVID-19 is now in eight Nunavut communities, with the reported case count rising from 32 cases to 74 overnight.

There are 25 cases in Iqaluit, 22 in Rankin Inlet, nine in Sanirajak, nine in Pangnirtung, six in Arviat, one in Qikiqtarjuaq, one in Baker Lake and one in Igloolik.

"There is community transmission of COVID-19 in five of our communities. We need everyone to follow all the public health measures to try to get these outbreaks under control," said Dr. Micahel Patterson, Nunavut's chief public health officer...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nort...0-new-cases-reported-across-nunavut-1.6301404

COVID-19 identified in Pond Inlet, 40 new cases reported across Nunavut
The territory currently has 127 known active cases
CBC News · Posted: Dec 31, 2021 10:29 AM CT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago

Nunavut's chief public health officer (CPHO) announced 40 new active cases across the territory, including one in Pond Inlet.

There are now 127 identified active cases in the territory, according to a media released issued by the CPHO Friday morning.

Of these, 23 are in Arviat, one in Baker Lake, nine in Igloolik, 39 in Iqaluit, 14 in Pangnirtung, two in Qikiqtarjuaq, 30 in Rankin Inlet and nine in Sanirajak. Cases in Pond Inlet and Cambridge Bay are awaiting confirmation...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nunavut-active-covid-case-count-1.6302194

Nunavut's active COVID case count nears 200
Dr. Michael Patterson asks 'please remain patient and kind' as health-care system strained
Luke Carroll · CBC News · Posted: Jan 02, 2022 12:04 PM CT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago

Another 22 cases of COVID-19 were reported in Nunavut on Sunday, raising the confirmed case count to 196.

"As we see our case numbers continue to climb, we're experiencing intense strain on our health-care system, staff and those working in COVID response. Please remain patient and kind," said Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Michael Patterson in a news release...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nunavut-covid-update-jan-4-2022-1.6303669

Nunavut health officials restrict travel to Cambridge Bay and Kinngait as COVID-19 continues to spread
Nunavut's COVID-19 case count grew to 210 on Tuesday
CBC News · Posted: Jan 04, 2022 11:11 AM CT | Last Updated: 8 hours ago

Nunavut health officials have added Cambridge Bay and Kinngait to the list of communities where only essential travel is allowed, and only by residents, after both communities showed signs of COVID-19 spread.

The communities join a growing list of areas with travel restrictions — including Arviat, Igloolik, Iqaluit, Pangnirtung, Rankin Inlet and Sanirajak — as case counts in Nunavut continue to rise. Nunavut residents remain under strict public health measures until at least Jan. 17...

 

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Source: https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coron...t-changes-covid-19-testing-approach-1.5730344

'Never had this many cases': Nunavut changes COVID-19 testing approach
Emma Tranter
The Canadian Press
Published Thursday, January 6, 2022 3:33PM EST

IQALUIT, NUNAVUT -- Nunavut will no longer offer lab-confirmed testing for communities with COVID-19 to free up health-care resources.

Chief public health officer Dr. Michael Patterson said that means Nunavut's case counts will no longer reflect the total number of infections.

Laboratory PCR tests will only be used to confirm COVID-19 in communities without previous cases and for people and staff in high-risk settings, including long-term care and front-line health workers...

... There are 244 cases of COVID-19 in Nunavut spread over 12 communities, the territory's largest outbreak to date. Patterson said the ages of those infected range from three months old to 80 years old.

Six Nunavut elders living at the Embassy West Senior Living Facility in Ottawa have also tested positive, Patterson said.

There are another six Nunavut residents in hospital with COVID-19 -- some in Iqaluit and Rankin Inlet while others are in Winnipeg.

Health Minister John Main said he expects COVID-19 to be in all of Nunavut's 25 communities by the end of the month...

 

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Source: https://www.nunavutnews.com/news/nu...o-274-presumptive-infection-in-coral-harbour/


Nunavut’s Covid-19 case count rises to 274; presumptive infection in Coral Harbour
by Derek NearyJanuary 7, 2022

Nunavut’s Covid-19 active case count grew by 35 as of Friday with 16 of them in Arviat, 10 in Rankin Inlet, six in Pangnirtung and one each Iqaluit and Sanikiluaq. There is also a new presumptive case identified in Coral Harbour.

Whale Cove still has a presumptive case awaiting results from confirmation testing.

That increases the territory’s total number of active infections to 274 overall.

Iqaluit still has the most cases, at 73. There are 64 in Arviat, 55 in Rankin Inlet, 23 in Kinngait, 21 in Pangnirtung, 17 in Iglulik, 10 in Sanirajak, four in Qikiqtarjuaq, two in Cambridge Bay and Chesterfield Inlet and single cases in Sanikiluaq, Baker Lake and Pond Inlet.

There were five recoveries announced on Friday — four in Pangnirtung and one in Qikiqtarjuaq. That raises the total number of recoveries during this outbreak to 29...

 

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Source: https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/artic...ase-count-down-days-after-testing-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/covid-19-presumed-in-naujaat-nunavuts-active-cases-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/article/nunavut-records-1st-death-from-current-covid-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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Source: https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/covid-19-count-nears-200-again-in-nunavut/

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...