COVID-19 pandemic in the Northwest Territories

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COVID-19 pandemic in the Northwest Territories
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationNorthwest Territories, Canada
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China
Index caseYellowknife
Arrival dateMarch 21, 2020
(4 years, 2 months and 6 days)
DateJanuary 29, 2020
Confirmed cases35
Active cases0
Suspected cases‡0
Recovered35
Deaths
0
Government website
NWT Government
‡Suspected cases have not been confirmed by laboratory tests as being due to this strain, although some other strains may have been ruled out.

The COVID-19 pandemic in the Northwest Territories is part of an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). As of January 28, 2021, there have been 31 confirmed cases in the Canadian territory of the Northwest Territories with 28 cases recovered. 11,789 tests have been conducted, with 11,758 negative results.[1]

On March 21, the Northwest Territories reported its first case of COVID-19; the individual had travelled to British Columbia and Alberta before returning home to Yellowknife.[2]

Timeline

On March 21, the Northwest Territories reported its first case of COVID-19; the individual had travelled to British Columbia and Alberta before returning home to Yellowknife.[3] The territory had declared a state of emergency on March 18.[4][5]

As of May 8, the Northwest Territories has banned all non-resident travellers into the Northwest Territories.[6] All residents travelling into the Northwest Territories are required to self-isolate in Yellowknife, Inuvik, Hay River, or Fort Smith for at least 14 days.[7]

On October 20, one resident from Inuvik was tested positive.[8] The next day, two residents in Yellowknife were tested positive for the virus. The total confirmed cases in the territory raised to eight.[9]

On October 24, it was reported that a Yellowknife resident working at the Gahcho Kue Diamond Mine tested positive for COVID-19.[10] The total confirmed cases in the territory raised to nine.[11]

The first vaccine, of Moderna type, was administered in Yellowknife on December 31.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)". hss.gov.nt.ca. Archived from the original on March 31, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  2. ^ "First case of COVID-19 reported in Northwest Territories". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. March 21, 2020. Archived from the original on March 22, 2020. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  3. ^ "First case of COVID-19 reported in Northwest Territories". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. March 21, 2020.
  4. ^ Williams, Ollie (March 18, 2020). "NWT declares public health emergency over coronavirus". Cabin Radio. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  5. ^ "Information on JK-12 Schools". ece.gov.nt. Education, Culture and Employment - Government of Northwest Territories. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "Travel + Moving Around". Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  7. ^ "Travellers arriving in the NWT". Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  8. ^ "Inuvik resident confirmed positive for COVID-19". CBC News. October 20, 2020.
  9. ^ "Presumptive positive case of COVID-19 at N.W.T. mine was false alarm, officials say". CBC News. October 21, 2020.
  10. ^ "Positive COVID-19 test confirmed in worker at N.W.T. mine, three more workers awaiting tests". CBC News. October 24, 2020.
  11. ^ "Live Tracking of COVID-19 in the NWT". Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  12. ^ "N.W.T. starts administering COVID-19 vaccines". CBC News. December 31, 2020.

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