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January 24th COVID Update

Connor Pitre
By Connor Pitre

Here are the latest COVID numbers, for January 24th.

According to the GNWT’s COVID-19 dashboard, there are currently 1,034 active cases across the territories. 1,034 are found in NWT residents, with 52 in non-residents. There has so far been a total of 4,879 cases, with 3,831 now resolved.

By community, there are currently 496 cases in the Yellowknife area, 143 in Tłı̨chǫ, 140 in the Beaufort Delta area, and 44 in Sahtu. Dehcho currently has 93 cases, Hay river has 76, and Fort Smith has 42.

There have now been 72 hospitalizations, 21 admissions to the ICU, and 14 deaths.

At the time of the latest report, 77 percent of the NWT 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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