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LNG Canada Project Site outbreak adds two more cases of COVID-19

Two more employees have tested positive for COVID-19 at the LNG Canada Project Site in Kitimat according to Northern Health.

As of Friday (Dec. 4), a total of 54 workers associated with the site have contracted the virus.

Five of these cases remain active, and 49 individuals have made a full recovery.

“There continue to be no public exposures in Kitimat and the surrounding area at this time,” said the health authority in a release.

One person is in self-isolation at the project site.

The outbreak was originally declared on November 19, and on-site screening of employees, contact management and tracing are continuing.

 

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Catherine Garrett
Catherine Garrett
Catherine is an anchor and reporter in the MyPGNow newsroom. Born in Ontario, raised on Haida Gwaii, she now is living in Prince George. She obtained a diploma in Broadcast and Online Journalism at BCIT. You can find her on Twitter @Cath_Garrett

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