January 4, 2022 - Officials at the Health Unit and Southbridge Lakehead Manor located at 135 Vickers St. S., have declared a Covid-19 Outbreak facility wide at Southbridge Lakehead Manor.
Admissions, transfers, discharges and social activities have been cancelled facility wide, until further notice. Visitors are restricted to family members and caregivers only, so please call the facility for more information.
January 4, 2022 - Officials at the Health Unit and Southbridge Pinewood located at 2625 Walsh St. E., have declared a Covid-19 Outbreak on the Sandpiper Unit at Southbridge Pinewood.
January 4, 2022 - Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) is reporting 40 (forty) new COVID-19 case in residents in the TBDHU Region. Current active cases is 350.
January 3, 2022 - Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) is reporting 306 (three hundred six) new COVID-19 case in residents in the TBDHU Region. Current active cases is 387.
December 31, 2021 - Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) is reporting 97 (ninety-seven) new COVID-19 case in residents in the TBDHU Region. Current active cases is 380.
| Cases | Changes since previous report* | |
|---|---|---|
| New | +97 |
13 Household contact 29 Other close contact 6 Travel outside NWO 4 No known exposure 45 Pending |
December 30, 2021 - Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) is reporting 102 (one hundred two) new COVID-19 case in residents in the TBDHU Region. Current active cases is 312.
| Cases | Changes since previous report* | |
|---|---|---|
| New | +102 |
26 Household contact 27 Other close contact 7 Travel outside NWO 2 No known exposure 40 Pending |
December 30, 2021 - The gastrointestinal outbreak at Chartwell-Isabella, located at 1350 Isabella St. E., has been declared over. All restrictions have been lifted.
The Health Unit is urging people to stay at home and refrain from visiting hospitals and long-term care facilities when feeling unwell to avoid spreading infections to those most vulnerable: young infants and children, the elderly and those with other chronic illnesses.
The Health Unit reminds the public to prevent getting and spreading infections by:
December 30, 2021 - The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) and Lakehead Public Schools confirm that the outbreak of COVID-19 at Gorham & Ware Community School in Thunder Bay is now over.
There is no evidence that any additional spread of the virus has occurred in the school or in any related settings at this time. Note that all individuals that were identified by public health as a positive case of COVID-19 or close contact will be required to stay home and not return to the school setting until cleared by public health.
December 29, 2021 - Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) is reporting 69 (sixty-nine) new COVID-19 case in residents in the TBDHU Region. Current active cases is 215.
| Cases | Changes since previous report* | |
|---|---|---|
| New | +69 |
12 Household contact 17 Other close contact 5 Travel outside NWO 3 No known exposure 32 Pending |
December 28, 2021 - The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) is advising the public of a significant increase in the number of cases of COVID-19 in the TBDHU area. There is evidence of community spread of the virus in the Thunder Bay area and likely in the Nipigon and Greenstone areas. Cases have also recently been identified in other areas. Screening results are increasingly showing the pattern of the Omicron variant.