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New cases of COVID-19 in Yellowknife, Behchokǫ̀

There are now 97 active cases of COVID-19 in Yellowknife, over 70 percent of the current total of 134 active cases among residents in the territory.

21 of the new cases of COVID-19 in the NWT since September 9th are in Yellowknife. 5 new cases were found in Behchokǫ̀.

The total number of cases connected to the Sahtu COVID-19 outbreak is 464.

A total of 326 cases have been resolved – 322 NWT residents and four out of territory cases.

There have been a total of 14 hospitalizations associated with the current COVID-19 outbreak. Six people have been admitted to the ICU.

The Chief Public Health Officer says the daily COVID-19 count will not be updated over the weekend unless urgent public communications are required.

The next scheduled update will be distributed on September 13th.

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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