N.W.T. reports 38 new cases of COVID-19, issues 16 public exposure notices
CBC
The number of active COVID-19 cases across the Northwest Territories rose slightly Thursday, after the chief public health officer reported 38 new cases.
There are now 376 active cases, an increase of 20 since Wednesday. It's the second day in a row that an increase in the number of overall cases was reported, after it reached a peak of 460 last Thursday.
Ninety per cent of the cases in the territory are in four communities: 205 in Yellowknife, Dettah and Ndilǫ, an increase of one since yesterday; and 133 cases in Behchokǫ̀, 13 more than yesterday.
At a news conference Thursday, N.W.T. Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Kami Kandola said the number of cases peaked last week and has been on a downward trend since. She said she expects the overall trend to continue to go downward.
At the same time, the N.W.T. government said it will launch a voluntary vaccine passport program that will allow non-essential businesses to have more people in their establishments. Non-essential businesses in the four communities are currently limited to having 10 people indoors.
The Office of the Chief Public Health Officer (OCPHO) also issued 16 public exposure notices Thursday, including eight in Yellowknife, three in Inuvik, two in Fort Simpson, and one in Hay River.
It also issued notices for two flights: Northwest Air flight 507 from Fort Smith to Yellowknife on Oct. 4, and Northwest Air flight 508 from Fort Smith to Yellowknife on Oct. 5.
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