Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Thursday – CBC

Ontario reports 4,736 new cases of COVID-19 and 29 additional deaths, hospitalizations climb

Apr 15, 2021

Health officials in Nunavut reported the territory’s first confirmed case of COVID-19 in weeks on Wednesday, while Yukon’s top doctor said that the P1 variant of concern has been detected in the territory.

Nunavut’s Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Michael Patterson said the person with COVID-19 is isolating and “doing well.” The case — the first in Iqaluit — prompted officials to issue guidelines around gatherings and order all non-essential businesses and government offices in the city to close.

“We have initiated immediate contact tracing within the community and are working to identify all potential high-risk contacts quickly,” Patterson said.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-april15-2021-1.5988430

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