A hand games tournament in the Sahtu region in early August was considered a super\u002Dspreader event, and is responsible for the current outbreak
The territory is experiencing its worst outbreak since the beginning of the pandemic with 219 active cases.
“My thoughts are with the person’s family, friends, and community. At a time, when we are trying to keep an entire population healthy, this death reminds us that individuals are at the heart of this effort,” Kandola said in the release Tuesday. There are also 27 COVID-19 cases in Yellowknife, the territory’s capital city, and several exposure notices have been sent out about events held across the N.W.T.
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