The Gahcho Kué diamond mine located 280 kilometers northeast of Yellowknife. (Supplied by DeBeers Canada.)
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Three hospitalizations from Gahcho Kué mine outbreak

Keven Dow
By Keven Dow

Three workers who contracted COVID-19 at the Gahcho Kué diamond mine have been hospitalized.

Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Kami Kandola says the territory still has work to do to defeat this virus.

“These hospitalizations are a stark reminder that we must take this pandemic seriously and why public health measures need to remain in place,” she added.

There have been 19 total cases of the virus related to the outbreak at the mine site. Eight of the cases are still active, while the other 11 cases have recovered.

“We remain cautiously optimistic that the situation at the mine has stabilized,” adds Kandola.

Kandola also said the outbreak at the Gahcho Kué winter road worksite is over as there hasn’t been a new case there since February 1st.

The worksite had three cases of COVID-19, all of which have recovered and all contacts have completed isolation.

Keven Dow
Keven Dow
News. Keven moved here from Ontario in November of 2018. As of December Keven is back to doing full-time news after transitioning into a news/mid-days position in late 2019. Prior to that, he was doing weekends/news for about 8-9 months. He's from a small tomato town in Ontario and went to College at Fanshawe for Radio Broadcasting. He loves talking about sports, entertainment, the community, and local events. Got a news tip? Email me at [email protected]

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