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

• 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.
• Cumulative ICU admissions have been 12.

Check the NWT COVID-19 Dashboard for further details about percentage of unvaccinated cases and Variant of Concern updates.

Public Health Order – Gathering Restrictions – Yellowknife, Ndilǫ and Dettah

• Effective September 24, 2021 (tonight) at 11:59 pm until October 4, 2021.
• For further details and answers to frequently asked questions please see Gathering Public Health Orders Extended FAQs.

Attribution

All commentary is attributable to Dr. Kami Kandola, Chief Public Health Officer for the Northwest Territories.

Relevant links

• NWT COVID-19 Dashboard
• GNWT Daily COVID-19 Symptom Check
• Travel Hotspots
• Delta Variant FAQs
• GNWT COVID-19 website
• Vaccination Bookings

Media Contact

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