The Northern Health Region’s CEO says the patient who is confirmed to have COVID-19 over the weekend is recovering successfully in self-isolation.

Helga Bryant says additional public health nurses were in the Gillam/Fox Lake Cree Nation District communities as of yesterday morning, and are conducting extensive contact tracing and daily monitoring.

Bryant states that northern residents have been extremely diligent in keeping COVID-19 out of the north, which she says is evident by the region’s low numbers since the start of the pandemic.

She goes on to say that we must still focus on the fundamentals to keep COVID-19 at bay, such as frequent hand washing, physical distancing, staying home when sick, and avoiding close contact with anyone that is experiencing symptoms.