COVID-19 case identified in Iqaluit, flight exposure notice issued
CBC
A new case of COVID-19 was identified in Iqaluit Sunday in a person who traveled to the city on Friday and was tested Sunday after developing symptoms.
It marks the first case in the city since an outbreak wrapped up in July. The person has been isolating since returning to Iqaluit, according to a news release from Dr. Michael Patterson, Nunavut's chief public health officer, and the risk to the public remains low. He said contact tracing was still underway. Patterson also noted that 97 per cent of people in Iqaluit over age 12 are fully vaccinated and there will be no changes to public health measures at the moment. Masks, he said, are still strongly recommended. An exposure notice was issued for people in rows 10-14 on Canadian North flight 5T-101 from Ottawa to Iqaluit on Friday, Sept. 10.
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