Seven new exposure locations in Yellowknife

It was another busy day of exposure locations in Yellowknife as seven more sites dating back to September 30th were flagged.

Anyone who went grocery shopping at the uptown Independent on the days of October 1st from 7:30 p.m. – closing, October 2nd from 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. and October 3rd from 12 p.m. – 4 p.m should self-monitor for symptoms and get tested if they develop.

The downtown Independent location was also flagged for October 4th between the times of 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Other exposure notices at shopping locations include Walmart on October 2nd from 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. and October 3rd from 12 p.m. – 4 p.m., Canadian Tire on September 30th from 5:45 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. and October 2nd from 4 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., and Shoppers Drug Mart on October 2nd from 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. and October 3rd from 12 p.m. – 4 p.m.

The other two exposure locations were Rebecca’s Flowers on October 2nd between 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. and Reitmans on October 2nd from 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Community transmission continues to be rampant in Yellowknife as the active case count in the city is currently at the highest it’s ever been at with 243 cases.

Keven Dow
Keven Dow
News. Keven moved here from Ontario in November of 2018. As of December Keven is back to doing full-time news after transitioning into a news/mid-days position in late 2019. Prior to that, he was doing weekends/news for about 8-9 months. He's from a small tomato town in Ontario and went to College at Fanshawe for Radio Broadcasting. He loves talking about sports, entertainment, the community, and local events. Got a news tip? Email me at [email protected]

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