COVID-19 pandemic in the Northwest Territories
COVID-19 pandemic in the Northwest Territories | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Northwest Territories, Canada |
First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
Index case | Yellowknife |
Arrival date | March 21, 2020 (9 months, 1 week and 5 days) |
Date | December 29, 2020 |
Confirmed cases | 24 |
Active cases | 0 |
Suspected cases‡ | 0 |
Recovered | 24 |
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 November 27, 2020[update], there have been 15 confirmed cases in the Canadian territory of the Northwest Territories with all 15 cases recovered. 7,530 tests have been conducted, with 7,515 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[edit]
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]
References[edit]
- ^ "Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)". hss.gov.nt.ca. Archived from the original on March 31, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "First case of COVID-19 reported in Northwest Territories". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. March 21, 2020.
- ^ Williams, Ollie (March 18, 2020). "NWT declares public health emergency over coronavirus". Cabin Radio. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- ^ "Information on JK-12 Schools". ece.gov.nt. Education, Culture and Employment - Government of Northwest Territories. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ^ "Travel + Moving Around". Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ^ "Travellers arriving in the NWT". Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ^ "Inuvik resident confirmed positive for COVID-19". CBC News. October 20, 2020.
- ^ "Presumptive positive case of COVID-19 at N.W.T. mine was false alarm, officials say". CBC News. October 21, 2020.
- ^ "Positive COVID-19 test confirmed in worker at N.W.T. mine, three more workers awaiting tests". CBC News. October 24, 2020.
- ^ "Live Tracking of COVID-19 in the NWT". Retrieved October 24, 2020.
External links[edit]
- Government of the Northwest Territories – COVID-19 in NWT
- Tracking COVID-19 in the Northwest Territories
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