A Yellowknife resident has been diagnosed with COVID-19, according to health officials. The individual recently returned from travel outside of the NWT. A public health notice says they are isolating and doing well. “The Office of the Chief Public Health Officer would like to remind the public that we expect…
Health officials are preparing for the next wave of COVID-19 and expect to be hit by the end of summer to early fall. The Acting Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Andre Corriveau made the announcement at a media briefing Thursday. Gearing up for the potential wave, the GNWT has started…
A Fort Smith resident has been diagnosed with COVID-19. The individual contracted the virus when travelling outside of the territory. According to health officials, the person is isolating and doing well. The diagnosis comes on the same day the territorial government launched a renewed push to increase vaccination rates in…
The office of the chief public health officer has confirmed a non-resident worker has COVID-19 at Ekati mine. “Assessment by the OCPHO is that the individual did not acquire infection from the mine site,” reads a health notice. The individual is isolating with six other people, but health officials say…
Residents of Fort Smith can expect longer wait times as the community experiences another shortage of healthcare workers. The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) is warning the community of this shortage up until August. This decision is “due to uncontrollable circumstances,” says the NTHSSA. Appointments will be…
The territory will be receiving an alternative method for COVID testing. Now young children and adults who can’t have the standard nasal swab test may use a spit test instead. “The tests are intended to provide an easier and less invasive method of testing for COVID-19,” says Jack Miltenberger, spokesperson…
Dr. Kami Kandola, chief public health officer, has removed her orders of mandatory masking in indoor public spaces for Behchokǫ̀, Ndilǫ, Dettah and Yellowknife. The order had been in place since May 17, around the time the COVID-19 outbreak related to N.J. Macpherson School. Kandola declared that outbreak to be…
Public health officials confirmed on Friday that an individual in Hay River has COVID-19. They sent out a public health notice alerting the public at 10 a.m. on Saturday. The notice says the individual is not an NWT resident and the case is travel-related. “The individual and close contacts are…
The territorial government will be presenting the results of the Legacy Arsenic Health and Human Risk Assessment on Thursday, June 17. The project examined the risk of arsenic exposure in areas surrounding the sites of Giant and Con mine, outside of the immediate remediation zone. The research focused on traditional…
Dr. Kami Kandola, the NWT chief public health officer, has suspended the exemption from self-isolation for travellers from the Yukon. The decision comes as an outbreak in Whitehorse continues to grow. As of Monday, there were 21 active cases of COVID-19 in the city. The territory also reported its third…