COVID-19 pandemic in the Northwest Territories
Ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Northwest Territories, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The COVID-19 pandemic in the Northwest Territories is part of an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). As of February 23, 2022, there have been 8,495 confirmed cases in Northwest Territories with 7,999 recoveries and 19 deaths.
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COVID-19 pandemic in the Northwest Territories | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Northwest Territories, Canada |
First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
Index case | Yellowknife |
Arrival date | March 21, 2020 (4 years, 2 weeks and 5 days) |
Date | April 20, 2022 |
Confirmed cases | 10,779 |
Active cases | 55 |
Hospitalized cases | 0 |
Recovered | 10,702 |
Deaths | 22 |
Fatality rate | 0.2% |
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On March 21, 2020, the Northwest Territories reported its first case of COVID-19; the individual had travelled to British Columbia and Alberta before returning home to Yellowknife.[1]