GNT: Daily Update – October 7, 2021

Press Release

YELLOWKNIFE October 7, 2021 – The Office of the Chief Public Health Officer (OCPHO) is announcing 51 new cases of COVID-19 in the NWT since October 6. The total number of recent cases, since mid-August, has increased to 1296. There are 456 active cases among residents in the NWT plus four (4) active out-of-territory cases. Of the remaining cases, 815 NWT residents and 15 out-of-territory cases have recovered, and there have been six deaths.
The OCPHO is working to provide the best information and data possible. Occasionally cases, previously considered confirmed, will be removed if additional testing determines they do not have COVID-19.

Community Breakdown

Region	Community	Active	Total
Beaufort Delta	Inuvik	1	4
Dehcho	Fort Liard	0	1
	Fort Providence	0	4
	Fort Simpson	0	2
North Slave	Fort Resolution	0	0
	Łutsel Kʼe	1	4
	Dettah, Ndilǫ and Yellowknife	277	661
Sahtu	Colville Lake	0	79
	Deline	0	21
	Fort Good Hope	1	115
	Norman Wells	0	53
	Tulita	0	9
South Slave	Fort Smith	7	8
South Slave	Hay River and K’atl’odeeche First Nation	6	20
Tłı̨chǫ	Behchokǫ̀	163	263
	Gamètì	0	3
	Wekweètì	2	3
	Whatì	1	33
Industry	Diavik	0	3
	Ekati	0	4
	Gahcho Kué Mine	0	1
	Imperial Oil	0	1
	Snare Lake Hydro	0	2
	Tłı̨chǫ All Season Road	1	2
TOTAL		460	1296

The cumulative number of COVID-19 deaths in the NWT is six.
The cumulative number of hospitalizations since the start of the pandemic is 47, of which 43 are associated with the current territorial COVID-19 Delta variant outbreak.
64% of the total hospitalized cases were not fully vaccinated.
Cumulative ICU admissions are 16, 75% of ICU cases were not fully vaccinated.

Check the NWT COVID-19 Dashboard for further details about percentage of unvaccinated cases and Variant of Concern updates.(link is external)

New Public Health Exposure Locations for October 7, 2021

FLIGHT

Location

Date(s)/Time Range(s)

Required Action(s)

Edmonton – Yellowknife – Norman Wells

Canadian North
Flight 244
Rows 6 – 12

October 3

Individuals in rows 6 – 12:

Fully vaccinated: Self monitor. If symptoms develop, immediately Isolate, and arrange testing.

Partially/unvaccinated: Isolate for 10 days and arrange testing

FORT SMITH

Location	Date(s)/Time Range(s)	Required Action(s)
Fields Store	October 4 3:15PM – 4:00PM	Fully and not fully vaccinated individuals who were at this location should self-monitor for symptoms. Isolate and get tested if symptoms develop.

YELLOWKNIFE

Location	Date(s)/Time Range(s)	Required Action(s)
M&M Meats	September 29 7:00PM – 7:30PM	Fully and not fully vaccinated individuals who were at this location should self-monitor for symptoms. Isolate and get tested if symptoms develop.
Walmart	September 30 10:00AM – 11:00AMOctober 1 7:00PM – 7:45PM	Fully and not fully vaccinated individuals who were at this location should self-monitor for symptoms. Isolate and get tested if symptoms develop.
Yellowknife Direct Charge Co-op	October 1 8:00PM – 8:30PM	Fully and not fully vaccinated individuals who were at this location should self-monitor for symptoms. Isolate and get tested if symptoms develop.
Rochdi’s Independent Grocer (Uptown)	October 1 12:00PM – 1:00PMOctober 4 2:00PM – 2:30PM	Fully and not fully vaccinated individuals who were at this location should self-monitor for symptoms. Isolate and get tested if symptoms develop.
Range Lake Same day appointment Clinic (Dr. Wong’s Walk In Clinic)	October 5 5:30PM – 5:45PM	Fully and not fully vaccinated individuals who were at this location should self-monitor for symptoms. Isolate and get tested if symptoms develop.

Visit our website for a list of all current exposure notifications.

The OCPHO is attempting to provide exposure notifications wherever possible with the human resources available. Community spread occurring in Behchokǫ̀ and Yellowknife makes this a challenging task. Residents in these communities should keep in mind that any public place could result in exposure to COVID-19.

View all Public Health Orders on our Website

Health Service Updates

COVID-19 Walk-in Test Process Change in Yellowknife(link is external)
Starting Tuesday, October 12th, the COVID-19 testing clinic, located at 108 Archibald St., will be providing walk-in COVID-19 testing between the hours of 9:00AM – 11:00AM daily. Clients showing up for a walk-in test outside of those hours will be directed to return the following day between 9:00AM and 11:00AM or directed to the online tool for booking an appointment(link is external).

Attribution

All commentary is attributable to Dr. Kami Kandola, Chief Public Health Officer for the Northwest Territories.

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