The Northwestern Health Unit is reporting five new COVID-19 cases in the Kenora region Monday.
That includes the case at St. Thomas Aquinas High School.
Officials say all of the new cases are connected to previously identified cases in the Kenora area.
Follow up with the persons involved and their contacts has started and anyone identified will be notified directly.
The updated numbers for Kenora are in addition to six cases over the weekend.
The Health Unit reminds everyone that if you have been tested for COVID-19 due to symptoms, you must self-isolate until you receive a negative test result, or are told by public health that you can return to normal daily activities.
Just because you are feeling better doesn’t mean you don’t have the virus.
Officials say they are aware of several cases in the region recently where the virus has been spread by people who have been tested and have resumed their regular daily activities because their symptoms had improved.
Here is the breakdown in cases as of Monday, November 23:
Overall (Since the start of the pandemic)
Number of people with a positive test result: 109
Number of probable cases: 2
Total: 111
Number resolved: 85
Number active: 26
Dryden/Red Lake region
Number of people with a positive test result: 19
Number of probable cases: 0
Total: 19
Number resolved: 17
Number active: 2
Kenora region
Number of people with a positive test result: 48
Number of probable cases: 2
Total: 50
Number resolved: 29
Number active: 21
District of Rainy River
Number of people with a positive test results: 14
Number of probable cases: 0
Total: 14
Number resolved: 13
Number active: 1
Sioux Lookout region
Number of people with a positive test result: 25
Number of probable cases: 0
Total: 25
Number resolved: 23
Number active: 2
Other***These cases have a primary residence outside of the NWHU region and have not been to the NWHU region. Occasionally old addresses are used on lab requisitions and cases are assigned to a health unit based on their previous area of residence
Number of people with a positive test result: 3
Number of probable cases: 0
Total: 3
Number resolved: 3
Number active: 0
NWHU COVID-19 test results
Date: November 16-22
Total positive results: 22
Total negative results: 1,328
Total tests done: 1,350
Positivity rate: 1.63%
To date:
Total positive results: 109
Total negative results: 40,048
Total tests don: 40,157
Positivity rate: 0.27%
