News
Less than 1 min.read

One new death, 83 new COVID-19 cases in NWT over long weekend

Keven Dow
By Keven Dow

A seventh COVID-19 related death is being reported over the Thanksgiving long weekend in the NWT by the Office of the Chief Public Health Officer.

No further information about the death was provided.

There have been 83 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the territory since October 8th, while over 200 have been resolved.

There are now 334 active cases among residents in the territory. 211 of those are in Yellowknife, while 105 are in Behchokǫ.

The number of active cases in Hay River is now at eight while Fort Smith has gone down to having six active.

The total number of cases related to the Sahtu outbreak is at 1423. 1062 cases belonging to NWT residents and 19 out-of-territory cases have been resolved from the outbreak.

The total number of hospitalizations related to this outbreak has gone up to 47, with 61 percent of them not being fully vaccinated.

The number of ICU admissions remains at 16.

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]

Continue Reading

You may also like



cjcd Now playing play

- Advertisement -

Related Articles

- Advertisement -

Latest News

GNWT says Dettah ice road “closure may occur earlier” than Friday

Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories department of Infrastructure has issued a closure caution for the Dettah Ice Road, for an anticipated Friday closure. According to the message posted on Wednesday on social media and the Drive NWT website, the road “may occur earlier as conditions continue to deteriorate.”

Minister Alty speaks on Indigenous rights, health, and climate leadership

Northwest Territories
Minister Rebecca Alty was a part of the Canadian delegation at the 25th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues which began this past Monday.

United Way gathering joins forces in housing, mental health crises response

Northwest Territories
United Way leaders including local NWT representatives have made their way to the east coast for a biennial national conference bringing together collective efforts to support communities facing housing, shelter and mental health crises. "There’s significant financial stress facing people in Canada, especially those low-income individuals and families and that stress is affected as well mental health and well-being, and so all that is driving a rising need for strong, community-based support"

City of Yellowknife releases 2026-2036 Climate Action Plan

City of Yellowknife
The City of Yellowknife has released their 2026-2036 Climate Action Plan, a 10-year strategy for strengthening the community's resilience against climate change.

Yellowknife’s AVENS honoured with special mention at national awards

City of Yellowknife
AVENS, a Community for Seniors is being recognized by the federal government as a Social Innovator. The Yellowknife based organization was honoured in a special mention as part of the national 2025 Volunteer Awards.