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3 New Cases in Dec 1st COVID Update

Connor Pitre
By Connor Pitre

In the latest COVID-19 update, 3 new cases were reported in the NWT.

The number of active cases in the Territories remains incredibly low, at only 18. 17 of those cases are found in Tuktoyaktuk, while the one remaining case is in the Yellowknife area. Every other region sits at zero cases, after an incredible drop that occurred over the course of the last week.

To date, there have only been 12 deaths in the NWT due to COVID-19. 61 people have been hospitalized, and 19 admissions to the ICU.

In total, the Northwest Territories have had 1954 cases since the beginning of the pandemic.

Connor Pitre
Connor Pitre
Born and raised in Central Alberta, Connor Pitre attended the Western Academy Broadcasting College in Saskatchewan, before making his way to the NWT in November of 2021. Since then, he has become a regular staple of the True North FM crew in the News department, and occasionally filling in on the afternoon show.

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