KENORA, Ont. — All COVID-19 vaccination clinics in the jurisdiction of the Northwestern Health Unit are now fully booked.
The NWHU issued an advisory late Monday saying clinic appointments are all taken up for the next two weeks.
Due to shortages of the Moderna vaccine, it said, some clinic dates must also be changed.
Individuals affected by the change will be contacted about rescheduling.
Although there are currently no appointments available in any clinics, officials expect more vaccine to arrive within the next two weeks, at which time they will issue a notice to the public.
The NWHU also reported two new positive COVID-19 cases within the Dryden health hub on Monday.
There are now seven active COVID-19 cases in the Dryden area.
Elsewhere within the NWHU's jurisdiction, which includes the Rainy River District and part of the Kenora District, there are 13 cases in the Kenora health hub, and 15 cases in the Sioux Lookout hub.
In the most recent week for which results are available (March 15-21), 1,875 COVID-19 tests were administered.
Thirty-one individuals tested positive, for a positivity rate of 1.65 per cent.
In the Thunder Bay District Health Unit's service area, the positivity rate in roughly the same period was much higher, at 7.6 per cent.
However, the number of active cases in the TBDHU's jurisdiction has fallen steadily over the past two weeks.
On Monday, the health unit reported 207 active cases, fewer than half the pandemic's peak total to date of 470, which was reached on March 6.
