COVID-19

We just wanted to update our members regarding the 2 new confirmed cases in the community from Thursday. On the early evening of September 17, 2020; Fisher River Health Services and leadership was notified by First Nations Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB) that two members have been confirmed positive for COVID-19. The two individuals are in isolation and are in stable condition. Contact tracing has begun and all have been notified, […]

**Please note some information may change due to recent developments** Effective Friday, September 18, 2020, at 4:00 p.m., Fisher River Cree Nation will be implementing Check Points at entrances into the community to monitor travel in and out of the community; which include Main Hwy 224, Krywenko’s Backroad and Fish Road. Reminder that Peguis First Nation in-collaboration with Fisher River Cree Nation and Kinonjeoshtegon First Nation have also implemented Check […]

Please be advised that First Nations Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB) has notified leadership and Fisher River Health Services this evening that 2 new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in the community. The 2 confirmed individuals have already been placed into Isolation. Fisher River Health Services have already begun contact tracing and all close contacts will be put into Self-Isolation immediately followed by COVID-19 testing. Please be assured that leadership, […]

Since arriving Saturday September 12, 2020; the Rapid Response Team (RRT) performed 21 rapid point of care tests and 7 routine swabs to all the individuals that Fisher River Health Services have identified as close contacts. We are pleased to announce that the 21 rapid point of care tests performed have all returned NEGATIVE. The 7 routine swabs performed, along with the 21 rapid point of care tests will be […]

Fisher River Health Services in working with our First Nations Inuit Health Branch, Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority and University of Manitoba partners are pleased to announce expanded COVID-19 testing capacity in the community. The testing is expected to begin tomorrow Sunday September 13, 2020 at the Community Centre. Specific details will be announced later today. The rapid COVID-19 test will be for individuals named as close contacts, those experiencing symptoms and for Fisher River […]

On September 9, 2020; Fisher River Health Services was notified of an individual of the community who became symptomatic on September 8, 2020. The individual received a COVID-19 test at the Percy E. Moore Hospital where the results returned positive for COVID-19 on September 10, 2020. The test has been sent to the provincial public health laboratory for confirmation. The individual is in stable condition and is self-isolating. Upon investigation […]