COVID-19 Information

SLFNHA is providing this data update to help communities, health care providers, and health planners in their response to COVID-19. Currently, we receive updates on testing by community three times per week and will include this information when available.

DASHBOARD SCHEDULE: COVID-19 Information is updated by 3 p.m., Monday to Friday.

UPDATE: Thursday, January 20, 2022

Table 1 - COVID-19 Cases Highlights

Data Sources: ^ SLFNHA COVID-19 Regional Surveillance System – Includes confirmed cases whose primary residence is in one of the 31 communities served by SLFNHA; ^^ Last 7 Days cases now calculated as the difference between cumulative cases from today minus the cumulative cases from same day of last week.

† The Government of Canada COVID-19 daily epidemiology update.

* Thunder Bay District Health Unit COVID19 data webpage. This number will include any cases among Sioux Lookout Area First Nations residing in Thunder Bay

** Northwestern Health Unit COVID19 local data webpage. Cases reported by Sioux Lookout Health Hub include the municipalities of Sioux Lookout City and Hudson. Add Your Heading Text Here

*** Province of Manitoba COVID-19 dashboardAdd Your Heading Text Here

Table 2. COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage in Sioux Lookout Area First Nations, Ontario, and Canada

± Data Source: COVaxON updated Jan 17th (SLFNHA) and Jan 20th (Ontario). Data on COVID-19 vaccine uptake may include non-community members (such as police officers, teachers, and so forth). Since non-community members are not included in the population denominators, it will result in increases of the coverage percentage. However, those who received vaccines out of the SLAFN communities cannot be captured for this data reporting and are not considered in vaccination coverage. ±± All data are exclusively collected from publicly available sources including government reports: Ontario data (https://data.ontario.ca/dataset/covid-19-vaccine-data-in-ontario/resource/775ca815-5028-4e9b-9dd4-6975ff1be021) Canada data (dated January 19th) (https://covid19tracker.ca/vaccinationtracker.html) NA: Still this data is Not Available (NA) in the public domain. †The latest available data on COVID-19 vaccine uptake by age group (i.e., 5-11, 12-17 and 18 and above) in the public domain for Canada is for the past few weeks ago and is not presented in this table. Considering the pace of vaccination, it could not be a suitable comparator for the current situation of two other populations.

Figure1. COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage in Sioux Lookout Area First Nations (SLAFN) and Ontario

TABLE 3 - COVID-19 CASES BY PROVINCE†

Data Source: The Government of Canada COVID-19 daily epidemiology update

Travel Advisory For Sioux Lookout and Surrounding Areas

Sioux Lookout	Dryden	Red Lake	Kenora	Thunder Bay	Winnipeg

Note: Travel Advisory is based on the active case rate per 100,000 population in each location

Risk Level for Travel in Ontario and Other Provinces

Data for Ontario Public Health Units

Data for Provinces/Territories

Data for Sioux Lookout, Dryden/Red Lake, Kenora:

Travel Advisory Explanation

Colour Code Explanation:

The province of Ontario has implemented a colour coded system with 5 colours corresponding with stages of reopening. The colours indicate what precautions need to be in place including limits on gathering sizes, what practices businesses and workplaces need in place, and what businesses and workplaces can be open. These stages were determined with public health, economic, and other factors in mind.

The SLFNHA colour system has 3 colours and was designed as a travel advisory for the risk associated with visiting key service hubs in our region. It was designed only with public health risk in mind, and as a way to support communities in decisions about essential and non-essential travel and the entry requirements they may put in place for their communities. It aligns with the Public Health Guidance on Travel Restrictions for Safe Pathways to and from Communities for Care document that was drafted July 2020. Since it is for a different purpose and also designed specifically for the SLFNHA communities, it is more cautious to ensure that there is an effective firewall maintained between the communities and the external hubs.

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