A Dettah man receives his first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. (Photo by Bailey Moreton/MyTrueNorthNow.com.)
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Over 16k NWT residents fully vaccinated

Keven Dow
By Keven Dow

The GNWT says as of April 12th, 16,471 residents have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, up around 2,000 from this time last week.

There are approximately 34,400 adults in the NWT meaning just under 48 per cent of residents have received both doses of the vaccine.

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

There has also been 24,746 first doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine have been delivered to NWT residents.

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