The chief public health officer of the Northwest Territories has confirmed the territory's first death related to COVID-19 as the N.W.T. experiences its worst outbreak since the beginning of the pandemic with 219 active cases in eight communities.
There are 190 cases in the Sahtu region in the territory's northwest on Tuesday, including 74 in Colville Lake, where about 150 people live, and 84 in Fort Good Hope, a town of about 500.Fort Good Hope and Colville Lake are under a 10-day lockdown to try to contain the spread of the virus.Kandola said she would not release any details about the person who died out of respect for the family.
"Our office knows that the memories of the person who died will weave into the collective memories of their loved ones and live on."In a joint statement, Premier Caroline Cochrane and Health Minister Julie Green extended their sympathies. Hand games are contests in which two teams take turns guessing the location of an object in the hands of an opposing player who tries to confuse the guesser. Singing and drumming are in the background. Sticks are awarded for correct answers and the team with the most wins.
The Canadian Rangers and nurses with the Canadian Red Cross have been deployed to the region at the request of the territorial government.
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