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10 new COVID-19 cases in Yellowknife, two new cases at NWT mines

Keven Dow
By Keven Dow

There are ten new COVID-19 cases and six new probable ones connected to the N.J Macpherson cluster.

This brings the total number of active COVID-19 cases connected to the cluster to 61.

53 of the 61 cases belong to residents under the age of 18.

There were also two new cases of COVID-19 belonging to non-NWT residents at mine sites in the territory. One at the Ekati mine and the other at the Diavik mine.

To date, 1,973 tests have been done on contacts related to the N.J Macpherson cluster and there has yet to be any hospitalizations.

There have been no new public exposure notices.

Keven Dow
Keven Dow
News. Keven moved here from Ontario in November of 2018. As of December Keven is back to doing full-time news after transitioning into a news/mid-days position in late 2019. Prior to that, he was doing weekends/news for about 8-9 months. He's from a small tomato town in Ontario and went to College at Fanshawe for Radio Broadcasting. He loves talking about sports, entertainment, the community, and local events. Got a news tip? Email me at kdow@mytruenorthnow.com

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