Nunavut, which had gone several months without a single case of Covid-19, now has a third confirmed case of the virus within its borders as a mine worker at Baffinland's Mary River site has definitively tested positive.

However, the infected person will officially count as a case in the individual's home jurisdiction because the exposure to the virus did not occur in Nunavut, according to the Department of Health.

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The mine is located 176 km southwest of Pond Inlet.

SA国际影视传媒淭here are no Nunavut residents currently working at the Mary River Mine, and the risk of Covid-19 spreading in our communities due to this positive case is very low,SA国际影视传媒� said Health Minister George Hickes. SA国际影视传媒淎s always, we ask Nunavummiut to please remain vigilant in regular handwashing, maintaining physical distancing measures and staying home if you feel unwell.SA国际影视传媒�

On Friday, two workers at TMAC's Hope Bay gold mine .