YELLOWKNIFE September 28, 2021 – The Office of the Chief Public Health Officer (OCPHO) was informed of an additional death due to COVID-19 that occurred today. This brings the total number of deaths to six in the Northwest Territories (NWT). If you are not already fully vaccinated please, please consider getting the vaccination to protect yourself from severe health outcomes if you are diagnosed with COVID-19.
The OCPHO is announcing 50 new cases of COVID-19 in the NWT since September 27. The total number of recent cases has increased to 899. There are 259 active cases among residents in the NWT plus two active out-of-territory cases. Of the remaining cases, 632 NWT residents and 12 out-of-territory cases have recovered, and there have been six deaths.
Community Breakdown
|
Region |
Community |
Active |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Beaufort Delta |
Inuvik |
3 |
|
|
Dehcho |
Fort Liard |
1 |
|
|
Fort Providence |
4 |
||
|
Fort Simpson |
1 |
3 |
|
|
North Slave |
Łutsel Kʼe |
3 |
|
|
Dettah, Ndilǫ and Yellowknife |
165 |
417 |
|
|
Sahtu |
Colville Lake |
79 |
|
|
Deline |
3 |
21 |
|
|
Fort Good Hope |
1 |
114 |
|
|
Norman Wells |
1 |
53 |
|
|
Tulita |
9 |
||
|
South Slave |
Fort Smith |
1 |
|
|
Hay River and K'atl'odeeche First Nation |
8 |
16 |
|
|
Tłı̨chǫ |
Behchokǫ̀ |
75 |
129 |
|
Gamètì |
3 |
||
|
Whatì |
4 |
33 |
|
|
Industry |
Diavik |
2 |
3 |
|
Ekati |
1 |
3 |
|
|
Gahcho Kué Mine |
1 |
||
|
Imperial Oil |
1 |
||
|
Snare Lake Hydro |
2 |
||
|
TOTAL |
261 |
899 |
|
- The cumulative number of COVID-19 deaths in the NWT is six.
- The cumulative number of hospitalizations since the start of the pandemic is 33, of which 29 are associated with the current territorial COVID-19 Delta variant outbreak.
- Cumulative ICU admissions is 12.
- 70% of the total hospitalized cases were not fully vaccinated.
New Public Health Exposure Locations for Sept 28, 2021
|
Location |
Date(s)/Time Range(s) |
Required Action(s) |
|---|---|---|
|
Black Knight |
September 23 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. |
Fully and not fully vaccinated individuals who were at this location should self-monitor for symptoms. Isolate and get tested if symptoms develop. |
|
Kilt and Castle |
September 23 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Fully and not fully vaccinated individuals who were at this location should self-monitor for symptoms. Isolate and get tested if symptoms develop. |
|
Cai’s Kitchen |
September 23 7:15 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. |
Fully and not fully vaccinated individuals who were at this location should self-monitor for symptoms. Isolate and get tested if symptoms develop. |
|
Edmonton – Yellowknife WestJet Flight WJ3258 Rows 16 – 20 |
September 24 |
Fully vaccinated: Self monitor. If symptoms develop, immediately isolate, and arrange testing. Partially/unvaccinated: You must self-isolate 10 days and arrange testing
|
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
richard_makohoniuk@gov.nt.ca