The patient from the Prairie Mountain Health Region that tested positive for COVID-19 in the Gillam/Fox Lake Cree Nation District is successfully recovering in self-isolation.

The Northern Health Region’s CEO Helga Bryant says additional public health nurses are in the communities conducting extensive contact tracing, and daily monitoring continues.

Bryant explains northern Manitoba residents have been doing well in keeping COVID-19 out of the region, pointing to our low numbers since the start of the pandemic.

She adds that northern citizens must continue to focus on the fundamentals to reduce the spread of COVID-19, citing frequent hand washing, physical distancing, staying home when sick, and avoiding close contact with someone experiencing symptoms.