Press Release
*Please note: The OCPHO will continue to release daily updates Monday to Friday. If there are NO changes to public exposure notifications there will be no updates released outside these days.
Total active COVID-19 cases in NWT
Number/Amount | Location (Region) | Confirmed/Probable | Related Exposure Risks | NWT Resident |
64 | Yellowknife | Confirmed | Yes | Yes |
1 | Yellowknife | Probable | Yes | Yes |
1 | Diavik | Confirmed | No | No |
Further Details:
None at this time |
Hospitalizations |
0 |
N.J. Macpherson School Outbreak/Yellowknife Cluster
COVID-19 cases
Total Confirmed | New Cases | Total Active | Recovered | Probable |
64 | 1 | 44 | 20 | 1 |
Testing
Total Tests Done | Percent positivity | B.1.1.7 (UK Variant) Confirmed | Percentage of positive cases that are symptomatic | Percentage of positive cases younger than age 18 | Mean age of positive cases younger than age 18 |
2263 | 2.8% | Yes | 65 percent | 87 percent | 8.4 years |
Public Exposure Notifications
New | Further Details |
0 | Please see all current public exposure notifications here: https://www.gov.nt.ca/covid-19/en/services/public-exposure-notifications |
Actions
Restriction Changes | Who it affects | Where it takes place | When it takes place |
Mandatory masking | Yellowknife, Dettah and Ndilǫ residents | Yellowknife
Dettah Ndilǫ |
May 2, 2021 |
Mandatory masking | Behchokǫ̀ residents | Behchokǫ̀ | May 3, 2021 |
School closures | Yellowknife, Dettah and Ndilǫ, and residents | Yellowknife
Dettah Ndilǫ |
May 2, 2021 – May 17, 2021 |
School closures | Behchokǫ̀ Residents | Behchokǫ̀ | May 3, 2021 – May 17, 2021 |
Further Details:
Public Health Orders
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Recommendations
Testing
Book online for the N.J. Macpherson testing site: NTHSSA website(link is external)(link is external). If you already have an appointment at the Yellowknife Covid Testing Centre, you can keep that appointment if the time is more convenient.
This does NOT apply to household members of active cases or anyone with COVID-19 symptoms. Seek advice from Public Health.
Exposure | You Can Book Testing |
N.J. Macpherson School (all staff and students) | May 13: 9 am – 6 pm
May 14: 9 am – 11 am |
Sir John Franklin High School (only affected classes) | May 14: 9 am – 11 am |
All Other Exposures | May 14: 11 am – 6 pm
May 15: 9 am – 6 pm |
Attribution
All commentary is attributable to Dr. Kami Kandola, Chief Public Health Officer for the Northwest Territories.
Relevant Links
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