Kasabonika Lake First Nation declares state of emergency over COVID-19 outbreak – CBC

The First Nation reported 138 active cases as of Monday, with 5 people airlifted to hospital

Feb 28, 2022

Kasabonika Lake, a remote northern Ontario First Nation about 600 kilometres north of Thunder Bay, has declared a state of emergency over a COVID-19 outbreak.

In a media release issued Sunday, Kasabonika Lake, which has a population of 1060, said there were 138 active cases in the community, with more tests pending.

There have been three deaths related to the virus in the last week, and three elders, one youth and one adult have been airlifted to hospital from the community, which has a vaccination rate of 36 per cent, according to the release.

“Kasabonika Lake has been under a full community lockdown going on three weeks with only local and external essential services maintaining operations,” the release states. “The local health authority, pandemic committee, front line personnel and volunteers have been working tirelessly night and day.”

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/kasabonika-lake-state-of-emergency-1.6367818