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March 12, 2021 - Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) is reporting 82 (eighty-two) new COVID-19 cases in residents in the TBDHU Region. Current active cases is 435.
	
		
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What is Food Poisoning?
Foodborne illness, commonly known as food poisoning, happens when people eat food containing harmful germs or organisms including bacteria, viruses, parasites or fungi. Many foods naturally contain small amounts of these germs, but our bodies can usually handle them without…
March 12, 2021 - The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) has received a report that an individual with COVID-19 in the TBDHU catchment area has screened positive for the N501Y mutation in the spike (S) gene of the COVID-19 virus. This mutation is associated with the variants of concern (VOC).…
March 13, 2021 - Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) is reporting 43 (forty-three) new COVID-19 cases in residents in the TBDHU Region. Current active cases is 446.
	
		
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March 14, 2021 - Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) is reporting 40 (forty) new COVID-19 cases in residents in the TBDHU Region. Current active cases is 437.
	
		
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March 14, 2021 - The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) and the Superior North Catholic District School Board confirm that an outbreak of COVID-19 has been declared at Saint Joseph Catholic School in Geraldton.
Consistent with provincial guidelines, an outbreak is declared in a school when…
March 15, 2021 - Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) is reporting 51 (fifty-one) new COVID-19 cases in residents in the TBDHU Region. Current active cases is 446.
	
		
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March 15, 2021 - The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) and Ka-Na-Chi-Hih Specialized Solvent Abuse Treatment Centre confirm that an outbreak has been declared at the Dease street facility in Thunder Bay.
The outbreak declaration was made after TBDHU identified six individuals with COVID-19…
March 16, 2021 - Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) is reporting 35 (thirty-five) new COVID-19 cases in residents in the TBDHU Region. Current active cases is 403.
	
		
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March 17, 2021 - Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) is reporting 68 (sixty-eight) new COVID-19 cases in residents in the TBDHU Region. Current active cases is 424.
	
		
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March 18, 2021 - Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) is reporting 40 (forty) new COVID-19 cases in residents in the TBDHU Region. Current active cases is 406.
	
		
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March 19, 2021 - The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) and Nanabijou Childcare Centre confirm that the outbreak of COVID-19 at the facility in Thunder Bay is now over.
The period of heightened surveillance due to the recent cases at Nanabijou Childcare Centre is considered over. No…
NEW GUIDANCE as of May 2025 - Please review carefully
NEW resources: This page contains NEW guidance documents and NEW notification forms as updated in May 2025. 
Online notification only: The notification forms for organizers, food vendors and pesonal services vendors are only avaiable…
COVID-19 Outbreak Declared Over at Schoolhouse Playcare Centre (Ecole Elsie Macgill School Location)
March 19, 2021 - The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) and Schoolhouse Playcare Centre (Ecole Elsie Macgill School Location) confirm that the outbreak of COVID-19 at the facility in Thunder Bay is now over.
The period of heightened surveillance due to the recent cases at Schoolhouse…