Sioux Lookout region First Nations still grappling with Omicron wave – TBNewsWatch.com
Two elders in separate communities died of COVID-19 over the weekend, Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority reports.
Remote First Nations in Northwestern Ontario continue to face what one public health expert described as a “tsunami” of COVID-19 infections, with the Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority reporting elders in two communities died from the virus in the past week.
In a video update Wednesday, SLFNHA public health physician Dr. Lloyd Douglas said a surge of cases is being recorded in many of the 33 First Nations the organization serves across the region.
After dipping below 300 last week, the total number of active cases across SLFNHA communities topped 500 this week, sitting at 516 on Thursday.
