Successful Campaign to Deliver COVID-19 Vaccine in Long-Term Care Homes

January 22, 2021 - The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) announces that the first round of vaccinations in all long-term care in homes in Thunder Bay for all eligible residents is complete, with approximately 95% of residents receiving the vaccine. This important milestone in the fight against COVID-19 was done in partnership with the local Long-Term Care Homes and the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC).

Adjustment to confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported by Thunder Bay District Health Unit

January 20, 2021 - Adjustment to confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported by Thunder Bay District Health Unit Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) has been advised that 6 (six) recent positive tests on TBDHU residents were indeterminate due to an issue at the lab that analyzed the tests. 5 (five) of these cases reside in Thunder Bay and Surrounding Areas and 1 (one) resides in a District Community.

COVID-19 Cases associated with Work Camps related to Valard Construction East-West Tie Project

January 16, 2021 - The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) is actively investigating an outbreak of COVID-19 associated with Valard Construction’s, East-West Tie Project camp located in the town of Marathon. This is being done in close collaboration with Valard Construction management.