Cars, trucks, ATVs and snowmobiles paraded down the dark streets of Rankin Inlet last Thursday evening to celebrate something big — all the community’s cases of COVID-19 had recovered.
People were jubilant to hear the news, said Cathy Towtongie, MLA for Rankin Inlet North—Chesterfield Inlet.
But her husband, Mayor Harry Towtongie, warned, “We need to be more careful than happy.”
Some residents are still isolating because they may have had contact with someone who was infected.
The first active case was detected in the community on Nov. 11. There were 19 active cases by Nov. 24.