COVID-19 cases in Kasabonika First Nation dropping – CBC

Mar 11, 2022

30 active cases in the community; pandemic lead hopeful that the worst is over

Kasabonika Lake First Nation’s pandemic lead is hopeful the worst of the COVID-19 outbreak in the community is over.

The community declared a state of emergency on Feb. 28, when there were 138 confirmed, active cases of the virus in Kasabonika Lake, and several people had been airlifted to hospital.

There have been three deaths associated with the virus in Kasabonika Lake itself, and one member who was living in another community also died due to the virus, since the pandemic began.

However, on Wednesday, the community had no new positive tests to report, and the number of active cases in Kasabonika had dropped to 30.

Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/kasabonika-covid-cases-1.6381485