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Advisories issued for COVID-19 exposure at three Fort Providence stores

Three stores in Fort Providence are listed as new COVID-19 exposure locations, the Office of the Chief Public Health Officer (OCPHO) stated in a news release Aug. 22.
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Unvaccinated or partially vaccinated people who were in the food and beverage area of Big River Gas Bar in Fort Providence on Aug. 17 between 2 and 2:30 p.m. must isolate and seek COVID-19 testing, the Office of the Chief Public Health officer said on Aug. 22. Two other retail locations in the town were listed in the exposure notification. NNSL photo

Three stores in Fort Providence are listed as new COVID-19 exposure locations, the Office of the Chief Public Health Officer (OCPHO) stated in a news release Aug. 22.

Partially vaccinated or unvaccinated individuals must isolate for 10 days and seek COVID-19 testing if they were at the Northern Store on Aug. 19 between 4 p.m. and 4:30 p.m, the M&R Grocery Store on Aug. 19 between 11:30 a.m. and noon and the food and beverage area of Big River Gas Bar on Aug. 17 between 2 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.

Fully vaccinated individuals who were at those places at the listed times must self-monitor, wear a mask in all public places and isolate and arrange testing if COVID-19 symptoms develop.

No new COVID-19 cases were announced in the Aug. 22 release. The Department of Health and Social Services said on Aug. 21 that the COVID-19 Dashboard and new case data wouldn’t be released on the weekend.

The NWT had 29 new cases, for a total of 197 active cases among residents, according to the most recent update from the OCPHO on Aug. 20.

One-hundred and seventy-seven of those cases are in Sahtu communities and 20 are in Yellowknife.