All Lab confirmed cases of COVID on Haida Gwaii now deemed recovered.

Northern Health has issued an all clear when it comes to the 26 lab confirmed cases of COVID related to the community outbreak declared on July 24th, with the Health Authority advising in an information release on Thursday that all of the cases are now considered recovered and that currently there are no active cases.

In their update, Northern Health officials outlined how they approached their work to monitor and act on the outbreak of last month.

Northern Health public health staff has followed up with numerous close contacts of lab-confirmed cases, and as of today all of those contacts have completed their self-isolation periods. 

NH continues to encourage all Haida Gwaii residents to continue to self-monitor for symptoms of COVID-19, and to self-isolate and seek testing in the event they develop symptoms by contacting their primary care provider or the NH COVID-19 Online Clinic & Info Line at 1-844-645-7811.

Northern Health does caution that while the outbreak related cases and contacts have recovered or completed their self isolation requirements, there may be other individuals who are self-isolating for a variety of reasons and that community outbreak measures remain in place for Haida Gwaii residents.

The information update also offers up a number it themes to explore towards safety for Haida Gwaii residents, you can review the full statement here.

Some past notes on the Haida Gwaii community outbreak can be reviewed below:

August 19 -- Northern Health update on Haida Gwaii COVID outbreak holds case count at 26

August 4 -- Haida Gwaii COVID cases remain at home, in self isolation: Northern Health

July 29 -- Haida Gwaii COVID case count level reaches twenty reported cases

July 29 -- In Legislature statement, MLA Rice speaks to COVID-19 on Haida Gwaii, tourism concerns across North Coast

July 27 -- MLA Rice calls on Haida Gwaii residents to 'bend the curve'; echoes themes from Dr. Bonnie Henry in statement on COVID-19 outbreak

July 24 -- Community outbreak of 13 cases of COVID-19 recorded on Haida Gwaii

July 20 -- With three new cases of COVID reported Friday, Council of Haida Nation relays account of reported case on the Islands and expands on State of Emergency controls in place

For more notes on the provincial work on COVID-19 see our archive page here.

A wider overview of Northern health themes can be explored here. 

Cross posted from the North Coast Review.