Case Counts as of 9:00 AM
YELLOWKNIFE September 27, 2021 – The Office of the Chief Public Health Officer (OCPHO) is announcing 53 new cases of COVID-19 in the NWT since September 24. The total number of recent cases has increased to 850. There are 243 active cases among residents in the NWT plus three active out-of-territory cases. Of the remaining cases, 599 NWT residents and 11 out-of-territory cases have recovered, and there have been five 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 |
|
|
North Slave |
Łutsel Kʼe |
3 |
|
|
Dettah, Ndilǫ and Yellowknife |
166 |
395 |
|
|
Sahtu |
Colville Lake |
79 |
|
|
Deline |
3 |
21 |
|
|
Fort Good Hope |
1 |
114 |
|
|
Norman Wells |
1 |
53 |
|
|
Tulita |
9 |
||
|
South Slave |
Hay River and K'atl'odeeche First Nation |
10 |
16 |
|
Tłı̨chǫ |
Behchokǫ̀ |
57 |
102 |
|
Gamètì |
3 |
||
|
Whatì |
4 |
33 |
|
|
Industry |
Diavik |
2 |
3 |
|
Ekati |
1 |
3 |
|
|
Gahcho Kué Mine |
1 |
||
|
Imperial Oil |
1 |
||
|
Snare Lake Hydro |
2 |
||
|
TOTAL |
246 |
850 |
|
- The cumulative number of COVID-19 deaths in the NWT is five.
- The cumulative number of hospitalizations since the start of the pandemic is 32, of which 28 are associated with the current territorial COVID-19 Delta variant outbreak.
- Cumulative ICU addmissions is 12.
- 72% of the total hospitalized cases were not fully vaccinated.
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
Richard Makohoniuk
Manager, COVID Communications
COVID-19 Coordinating Secretariat
Department of Health and Social Services
Government of the Northwest Territories