Nunavut officials to give update on COVID-19
CBC
Government officials in Nunavut are set to give an update on the COVID-19 situation in the territory Tuesday morning at 11 a.m. ET.
Premier P.J. Akeeagok and Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Michael Patterson are expected to appear for the update.
You can watch the update here, on our CBC Nunavut Facebook page or tune in to CBC North Radio One.
On Monday, Patterson reduced the amount of time people have to isolate if they are exposed to COVID-19 or travel back to Nunavut.
The lockdown in Nunavut also lifted Monday, although masks are still mandatory in all communities and the territorial government is still discouraging non-essential travel.
On Monday afternoon, the Health Department announced it had finally caught up on reporting test results. The territory was working through a backlog of results last week that had led to unclear case counts.
There are now 151 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nunavut.
On Saturday, the territory reported it had detected a presumed case in Naujaat. The case was still being confirmed via testing. On Monday the territory reported there are now five confirmed cases in the hamlet.
The reported case count in the territory is as follows:
There are no longer any confirmed cases in Qikiqtarjuaq.
Health Minister John Main said earlier this month the government expects COVID-19 to spread to all Nunavut communities.
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