Thunder Bay in 'good' situation with COVID-19 but risk will increase, medical officer of health says
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With just two active COVID-19 cases in the Thunder Bay district, the local medical officer of health says the region is handling this stage of the pandemic well but there is concern as the fall and winter approach.
Only one COVID-19 case has been reported in the Thunder Bay district during the past 10 days, with no new cases reported on Thursday.
Dr. Janet DeMille, the medical officer of health for the Thunder Bay district, said the region is in a good situation, with a low COVID-19 case count and high immunization rates.
"I think at the same time though, it is an uncomfortable time," she said in a Thursday interview on Superior Morning.
"We see numbers going up elsewhere. The modelling is still not looking very good, even for Ontario, even though there has been some stabilization over the last week. School is back in, other more indoor activities will be happening and that will increase our risk overall."
All of the recent cases appear to be the delta variant, she added.
As of Sept. 18, nearly 229,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine had been administered with more than 120,000 people having received at least one dose. Data from the Ministry of Health shows that 90 per cent of the district's population over the age of 12 has received at least a first shot.
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