COVID-19 cases continue to climb in the N.W.T.
CBC
COVID-19 case counts continue to rise in the N.W.T. as the territory deals with its worst outbreak since the start of the pandemic.
The Office of the Chief Public Health Officer is reporting 51 new cases of COVID-19 in the territory.
There are now a record-number 460 active cases in the N.W.T., an increase of 38 from Wednesday.
There are 272 cases in Yellowknife, Dettah and Ndilǫ, an increase of 11 since yesterday, and 163 in Behchokǫ, a jump of 26 since Wednesday.
The cases in those communities account for 95 per cent of the cases in the territory.
Public health orders limiting gatherings remain in effect in Yellowknife, Dettah and Ndilǫ until Oct. 17, and in Behchokǫ until Oct. 18.
Earlier today, the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority announced changes in some of its processes for COVID-19 testing and other services.