Limited contacts. Monitoring continues.

YELLOWKNIFE December 12, 2020 – The Office of the Chief Public Health Officer received notification that an individual in Hay River was diagnosed with COVID-19.

The individual was tested for COVID-19 after returning to the NWT from domestic travel.

The individual has been isolating since return and is doing well.

Investigation

The investigation identified two flights with some exposure risk related to this COVID-19 diagnosis.

All were self-isolating during period covered by wastewater advisory. Limited contacts expected.

YELLOWKNIFE December 10, 2020 – Five positive COVID-19 diagnoses have been identified in Yellowknife.

All cases were related to travel.

Four were identified in a single household related to domestic travel outside the NWT.

One was related to international travel.

All are self-isolating appropriately. All are doing well.

Investigation

Entire household must self-isolate for 14-days with returning travelers unless they have self-contained suite. Non-essential travel outside of NWT strongly discouraged.

YELLOWKNIFE 18 November 2020 – In light of record-levels of COVID-19 cases across Canada, the NWT Chief Public Health Officer is making changes to self-isolation guidance for returning travelers.

These new rules are not retroactive. They apply to all travelers and their households arriving after the issuing of this Public Health Advisory on November 18.

Update from Nunavut on COVID-19 indicates cluster of infections in Whale Cove. 

YELLOWKNIFE 17 November 2020 – Anyone in the Northwest Territories who has traveled from the Kivalliq Region in Nunavut at any time in the last 14 days must self-isolate immediately for 14 days since arrival.

This includes the following communities:

Travelers from COVID-19-affected communities in Nunavut must self-isolate immediately; all travelers from Nunavut already in NWT must self-monitor; all travellers from Nunavut required to self-isolate on arrival beginning tomorrow

YELLOWKNIFE 16 November 2020 – In light of rapid changes to COVID-19 activity in Nunavut, there are immediate changes to the Northwest Territories travel bubble with Nunavut. The Chief Public Health Officer has issued a verbal order pursuant to s.29 of the Public Health Act.