COVID-19 pandemic in the Northwest Territories

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]

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
(10 months, 2 weeks and 6 days)
DateFebruary 4, 2021
Confirmed cases57
Active cases7
Recovered45
Deaths
0
Government website
NWT Government

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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