March 7, 2021 - The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) and Nanabijou Childcare Centre confirm that an outbreak of COVID-19 has been declared at the facility in Thunder Bay. 

March 7, 2021 - Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) is reporting 111 (one-hundred eleven) new COVID-19 cases in residents in the TBDHU Region. Current active cases is 470.

March 6, 2021 - The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) and Lakehead Public Schools confirm that the outbreak of COVID-19 at Westgate CVI School in Thunder Bay is now over.

The period of heightened surveillance due to the recent cases at Westgate CVI is considered over. No additional cases of COVID-19 have been identified and there is no evidence of additional spread within the school setting.

For additional information about COVID-19 and the TBDHU area, please see the TBDHU Website.

March 6, 2021 - The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) and Lakehead Public Schools confirm that the outbreak of COVID-19 at Woodcrest Public School in Thunder Bay is now over.

The period of heightened surveillance due to the recent cases at Woodcrest Public School is considered over. No additional cases of COVID-19 have been identified and there is no evidence of additional spread within the school setting.

For additional information about COVID-19 and the TBDHU area, please see the TBDHU Website.

March 6, 2021 - The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) and Lakehead Public Schools confirm that the outbreak of COVID-19 at St. James Public School in Thunder Bay is now over.

The period of heightened surveillance due to the recent cases at St. James Public School is considered over. No additional cases of COVID-19 have been identified and there is no evidence of additional spread within the school setting.

For additional information about COVID-19 and the TBDHU area, please see the TBDHU Website.

March 6, 2021 - Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) is reporting 40 (forty) new COVID-19 cases in residents in the TBDHU Region. Current active cases is 386.

March 5, 2021 - The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) and The Walford Thunder Bay confirm that an outbreak has been declared at the retirement home, in Thunder Bay.

March 5, 2021 - The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) and Lakehead Public Schools confirm that an outbreak of COVID-19 has been declared at Sherbrooke Public School in Thunder Bay.

Consistent with provincial guidelines, an outbreak is declared in a school when there are two or more COVID-19 cases in students or staff that can be linked within a school setting. At this time, one additional individual associated with the school has tested positive for COVID-19. This individual is deemed to have acquired the infection in the school setting.

March 5, 2021 - Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) is reporting 48 (forty-eight) new COVID-19 cases in residents in the TBDHU Region. Current active cases is 389.

March 5, 2021 - The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) and The City of Thunder Bay announce that the outbreak at Pioneer Ridge Long-Term Care Home, Area 4, in Thunder Bay is now over.

Prior to the outbreak, significant measures were already in place at Pioneer Ridge to reduce likelihood of transmission of the virus within the facility. Expanded precautions were implemented for the duration of the outbreak.

The facility was part of the initial roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccination program for Long-Term Care Homes.