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Almost 40 percent of NWT residents fully vaccinated

Keven Dow
By Keven Dow

The GNWT says as of April 6th, 14,471 residents have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Clinics are ongoing in the three hub communities as well as in Fort Simpson, Fort Liard, Fort McPherson and Fort Smith for both first and second doses of the vaccine.

So far, 24,103 first doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine have been delivered to NWT residents

There are currently three active cases of Covid-19 in the NWT. One active case belongs to an NWT resident with the other two belonging to a non resident.

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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