92 lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases at Site C

FORT ST. JOHN — Northern Health says additional testing has revealed additional COVID-19 cases associated with an outbreak declared back on August 16 among contracted workforces on the Site C project in Fort St. John.

To date, the health authority says there have been 92 lab-confirmed cases in several clusters of COVID-19 activity amongst primarily unvaccinated workers in association with this outbreak, and just two cases are currently considered active. There have not been any newly identified cases identified since Sept. 15.

Northern Health says enhanced infection control measures remain in place to limit the spread of the virus. Earlier this month, the Site C project’s onsite medical clinic initiated the use of rapid testing for enhanced case and contact management of positive cases.

To date, nearly 2,000 onsite workers have received a first dose through the project’s medical clinic and about 1,500 onsite workers have received a second dose. Northern Health says these figures do not include workers that have been vaccinated outside the project through their local health authority.