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January 4th COVID Update

Connor Pitre
By Connor Pitre

As 2022 begins, the Northwest Territories are seeing some of the highest COVID numbers in the last few months.

As of January 4th, the GNWT is reporting 147 active cases. According to the COVID-19 dashboard, there are currently 132 cases in the Yellowknife area. Tłı̨chǫ is reporting 10 cases, while Fort Smith has eight cases, and the Beaufort Delta area has four. Dehcho has three, Sathu has two, and Hay River has just one case.

The NWT has seen a total of 2,229 cases, with 2,070 of those cases now resolved.

At the time of the latest report, there have only been 12 deaths in the Territories due to COVID-19, and 76 percent of the population has been fully vaccinated.

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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