YELLOWKNIFE September 24, 2021 – The Office of the Chief Public Health Officer (OCPHO) is announcing 37 new cases of COVID-19 in the NWT since September 23. The total number of recent cases has increased to 797. There are 254 active cases among residents in the territory plus three active out-of-territory cases. Of the remaining cases, 528 NWT residents and 10 out-of-territory cases have recovered. There have been two deaths.
Community Breakdown
Region
Community
Active
Total
Beaufort Delta
Inuvik
3
Dehcho
Fort Liard
1
Fort Providence
4
Fort Simpson
1
3
Fort Smith
Fort Smith
1
Sahtu
Colville Lake
79
Délįne
3
21
Fort Good Hope
1
114
Norman Wells
1
53
Tulita
9
South Slave
Hay River
10
15
Tłı̨chǫ
Behchokǫ̀
59
90
Gamètì
3
Whatì
18
33
North Slave
Łutsel Kʼe
1
3
Yellowknife
160
356
Industry
Diavik
2
3
Ekati
2
Gahcho Kué Mine
1
Imperial Oil
1
Snare Lake Hydro
1
2
Total
257
797
The total number of COVID-19 deaths in the NWT is two.
The cumulative number of hospitalizations since the start of the pandemic is 30, of which 26 are associated with the current territorial COVID-19 Delta variant outbreak.
73% of the total hospitalized cases were not fully vaccinated.
Dawn Ostrem Manager, COVID Communications COVID-19 Coordinating Secretariat Department of Health and Social Services Government of the Northwest Territories Dawn_ostrem@gov.nt.ca