People who attended a wake and funeral this week in Clearwater River Dene Nation are being advised to self-isolate after two attendees tested positive for the coronavirus.
The two people tested positive Thursday after developing symptoms, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) said in a news release.
The wake was held Wednesday and the funeral was Thursday.
The SHA and Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority are advising all attendees to self-isolate immediately and monitor for COVID-19 symptoms for two weeks.
Symptoms include headache, fever, cough, chills, shortness of breath, sore throat, runny nose, and a diminished sense of smell or taste.
The community is in northern Saskatchewan, about 10 kilometres northeast of La Loche.
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