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Off of Pond Inlet on Baffin Island. Nunavut is the final territory to report a confirmed case of COVID-19
Nunavut says it has its first case of COVID-19, it is the last Canadian jurisdiction to report a COVID-19 case.
In a news release, the territory’s chief public health officer, Dr. Michael Patterson, says the case was detected in the community
of Pond Inlet.
He says the positively tested person is in isolation and is doing well.
Patterson says the territory’s rapid response team is on the way to the community to help manage the situation.
Pond Inlet is located on the northern tip of Baffin Island and has a population of just over 1,600.
With files from The Canadian Press
Rebecca Lawrence
