Nunavut health officials plead for Iqaluit residents to stop gathering

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Twelve more cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Iqaluit, which declared its first case April 14, bringing the city’s active total to 78, and 264 people are in isolation.

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Iqaluit is currently the only place in Nunavut with active cases.

Patterson warns that the more people have to isolate because of COVID-19, there is an increased risk that essential services will be affected.

“We have a very short summer and it seems it’s getting shorter by the day,” Kusugak added. 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 14, 2021. 

The Canadian Press