There is a significant increase in risk of Covid-19 exposure at YellowknifeSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™s Kitikmeot Larga, the Government of Nunavut advised on Oct. 14.
Anyone who was staying at the Larga on either Oct. 6 or 7 is being asked to isolate for 14 days and get tested for the coronavirus, regardless of their vaccine status.
The day before the announcement, the NWTSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™s Office of the Chief Public Health Officer announced there were 44 new cases in that territory, with a 204 of the NWTSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™s 356 confirmed active cases being in Yellowknife.
The Larga exposure notice is among a long and growing list of public exposure sites in the NWT capital city, which includes grocery stores, cafes, retail outlets, the legislative assembly, taxis and clinics.