Rankin Inlet daycare gets COVID-19 exposure notice – Nunatsiaq News

Feb 23, 2022

Nunavut’s case count sits at 385 on Wednesday

A COVID-19 exposure notice has been issued for kids who went to Ivvavik Daycare in Rankin Inlet on Feb. 14, 15 and 17.

The Government of Nunavut made the announcement on social media on Wednesday, advising children to self-monitor for symptoms for 10 days from the last day they attended and to isolate immediately if symptoms develop.

There were 51 cases of COVID-19 in Rankin Inlet on Wednesday, up by 11 cases since the day before.

There are currently 385 active cases of COVID-19 across Nunavut.

Nunavut’s chief public health officer, Dr. Michael Patterson, has said the daily case count doesn’t reflect the actual COVID-19 situation in the territory as testing and contact tracing are limited.

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