Single new COVID-19 case, 7 recoveries reported in Iqaluit Sunday
Nunavut’s active case count drops to 68
A single new case of COVID-19 and seven recoveries in Iqaluit mean there were 68 active cases of the disease in Nunavut on Sunday.
One month in, Iqaluit’s COVID-19 outbreak continues to grow
‘We have a very short summer and it seems that it’s getting shorter by the day,’ says Nunavut’s health minister
Nunavut releases COVID-19 vaccination stats for communities
Rates range from 34 per cent in Kinngait to 83 per cent in Resolute Bay
Iqaluit city council distributes $500K for COVID-19 relief
Council also votes to delay sewage repairs due to high costs spurred by pandemic
Nunavut to vaccinate youth 12 and up with Pfizer
Almost one-quarter of all COVID-19 cases in Iqaluit have been under 18 years old
Iqaluit extends state of emergency
Council votes to keep additional powers to fight COVID-19 for another week
Feds pledge $19M in COVID-19 relief for Nunavut
Funds will support people in isolation, enforcement of public health measures and remote learning
Iqaluit records highest single-day COVID-19 increase since outbreak began
14 new cases reported in the capital
Stopping Iqaluit’s COVID-19 spread is top concern: Patterson
‘We’re still seeing gatherings, we’re still seeing people visiting, going from house to house,’ Nunavut’s top doctor says
Iqaluit Elders’ Home residents transferred as staff isolates due to COVID-19 exposure
‘Once the outbreak is over and staffing permits, residents will be able to return,’ Health Department spokesperson says
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Iqaluit’s COVID-19 caseload continues to fall
74 active cases reported as 7 new cases are offset by 8 recoveries reported Saturday
Iqaluit sees largest single-day drop in COVID-19 cases
10 recoveries and one new case reported in Nunavut’s capital on Friday
Social gatherings now the main cause of COVID-19 spread in Iqaluit
‘These activities put people at risk and will extend the outbreak if they continue,’ Patterson says
Half of Nunavik’s adults now protected against COVID-19, officials estimate
‘We still want to reach herd immunity. We need to increase the vaccination coverage,’ Nunavik’s public health director says
Mary River mine site, road and port closure will be hard on local hunters: HTO
Closure adds delays to hunters travelling to their traditional hunting areas, says Mittimatalik Hunters and Trappers Organization
COVID-19 outbreak forces Baffinland to suspend Mary River mine operations
All non-essential workers are being sent home, company says; union says there are 30 presumptive cases
5 new cases of COVID-19 counted in Nunavut’s capital
Territory’s active case count now at 82, 80 of which are in Iqaluit
Nearly 1 in 5 of Iqaluit’s COVID-19 cases are youth
23 of the city’s 132 total cases are under 18
Gov’t has struggled to support those in isolation hubs, emails show
Department of Health documents detail hospitalizations, a knife attack, harassment of hub staff
Iqaluit declares state of emergency
81 active cases now in Nunavut capital, low-barrier shelter shuttered
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Nunavut suspends common travel area with N.W.T.
‘Anyone travelling to Nunavut from the N.W.T. must isolate at the designated isolation hub in Yellowknife,’ Patterson says
Nunavut government reports COVID-19 outbreak at Baffinland’s Mary River mine
9 positive cases confirmed, ‘the risk to Nunavummiut in nearby communities is low,’ Patterson says
Nunavut’s COVID-19 tally rises to 80 active cases
11 new cases, four recoveries reported in Iqaluit on Sunday; Kinngait and Rankin Inlet hold steady with 2 cases each
Active COVID-19 cases in Nunavut hit 73
Iqaluit caseload rises by 8 to reach 69; two people recover in Kinngait
COVID-19 cases discovered in Iqaluit jails, medical boarding home
Community transmission confirmed in the capital