The Lac La Ronge Indian Band says it has a positive case of the COVID-19 variant of concern on one of its La Ronge reserves.
The information was released as part of a public service announcement Wednesday and the La Ronge band says contact tracing is ongoing.
The positive test case has been sent to the National Microbiology Lab to determine which variant of concern it is.
There are currently three variants of concern in Canada including ones from the U.K., South Africa and Brazil.