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Hay River clear of COVID-19, according to latest wastewater samples

Bailey Moreton
By Bailey Moreton

Hay River reported no traces of COVID-19 in its latest wastewater testing results, meaning there’s no further evidence of COVID-19 in the community.

The GNWT is no longer recommending all Hay River residents who are isolating need not get tested for COVID-19, according to a statement from NWT’s Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Kami Kandola. Those individuals can now return to “routine measures.”

The investigation into the traces of COVID-19 is now closed and Hay River and the town as a whole “returns to routine public health measures.”

The GNWT had been saying for the past few days there is a high-probability the COVID-19 traces in Hay River had stemmed from the individual who travelled outside the territory and then continued on to Fort Liard.

Since January 11, 189 individuals were tested for COVID-19, with no new COVID-19 cases have been identified in Hay River. 

Kandola added that the situation will be monitored through continued wastewater surveillance.

There have been 31 cases of COVID-19 in the territory, with zero hospitalizations. The five cases in Fort Liard and the one in Yellowknife remain active — meaning it has been less than 14 days since they have been confirmed.

Bailey Moreton
Bailey Moreton
Bailey is new to the north, arriving from Ottawa where he studied journalism at Carleton University. He has worked for newspapers in Halifax, Windsor, and Ottawa. He came to the north hoping to see polar bears. He will settle for a bison. If you have a tip, send it to 905 252-9781, or [email protected].

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