There were five new COVID-19 cases in Iqaluit along with seven recoveries, bringing the number of active cases in Nunavut’s capital to 72, Premier Joe Savikataaq reported Sunday.
That’s two fewer active cases than he reported Saturday.
All of the territory’s cases are in Iqaluit, following the recent recoveries of cases in Kinngait and Rankin Inlet.
While new cases continue to be detected in Iqaluit, the government has also been reporting the recoveries of people whose infections were detected earlier in the outbreak, which began more than three weeks ago. There have been 98 recoveries since Iqaluit’s outbreak began, Savikataaq said.
Officials have emphasized the importance of following public health measures aimed at preventing the disease’s spread, such as avoiding social gatherings.
Government of Nunavut officials are scheduled to provide an update on the COVID-19 situation at the legislative assembly at 11 a.m., eastern time. Its COVID-19 updates are livestreamed on the legislative assembly’s website.
Iqaluit’s first COVID-19 case was reported on April 14. Two days later, chief public health officer Dr. Michael Patterson confirmed the city was dealing with an outbreak.
Last week, Patterson said social gatherings, including house parties, are the main way COVID-19 is spreading in Iqaluit.
Last Monday, Iqaluit city council declared a local state of emergency, a move that gave the city some extra powers under Nunavut’s Emergency Measures Act to help the city deal with the outbreak.
Across Nunavut, there have been 560 cases of COVID-19 since the World Health Organization declared the respiratory illness to be a global pandemic nearly 14 months ago. Four deaths have been recorded in the territory.
Across Canada, there have been 1,229,971 cases recorded, including 24,568 deaths, as of Saturday, according to the federal government’s COVID-19 update website.
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