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37 new COVID-19 cases in NWT, 35 recovered

Keven Dow
By Keven Dow

There have been 37 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the territory since September 23rd.

There are now 254 active cases among residents in the territory. 160 of those are in Yellowknife, while 59 are in Behchokǫ̀ and 18 are in Whatì.

The total number of cases related to the Sahtu outbreak is at 797.

A total of 528 cases have been resolved from the outbreak.

The total number of hospitalizations related to this outbreak remains at 26. ICU admissions remain at 12.

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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