N.W.T. reports 2 more deaths, 44 new cases of COVID-19
CBC
On Wednesday the N.W.T. Office of the Chief Public Health Officer reported two more COVID-19 related deaths in the territory, and 44 more cases since Tuesday.
The number of cases across the territory now stands at 356, an increase of 21 since yesterday. It's also the first time the N.W.T. has reported an increase in the number of cases since last Thursday when it hit a peak of 460. The number of COVID-19 related deaths since the start of the pandemic now stands at nine.
There are 204 cases being reported in Yellowknife, Dettah and Ndilǫ, a decrease of seven from Tuesday.
In Behchokǫ̀, 120 cases are being reported, 15 more than yesterday.
There are six cases being reported in Fort Simpson, all of them new. The last time a case was reported in the community was on Sept. 29, when one case was reported. According to N.W.T. statistics, the community has only had two cases since the start of the pandemic.
Hay River and K'atl'odeeche First Nation is reporting 12 cases, an increase of four in the last day, while Fort Smith is reporting six cases, the same as yesterday.
There are two new cases in Inuvik, and one new case in Fort Good Hope and at the Northwest Territories Power Corporation's Snare Hydro System worksite.
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