N.W.T. COVID-19 cases holding steady

Seven new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the Northwest TerritoriesTuesday. There are now 139 active casesin the territory, with 103 of them in the hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk.

Four of the new caseswere reported in Tuktoyaktuk.Activeactive cases in Inuvikdecreased by one, to 19, since Monday.

Earlier Tuesday, the Office of the Chief Public Health Officer extended the public health orders in both Tuktoyaktukand Inuvik. The deputy chief public health officer said in a news release cases had not yet peaked in Tuktoyaktuk but that they are stabilizing in Inuvik.

While the public health order was extended in Inuvik, it was also altered to allow students to start attending school in person again, beginning Nov. 18.

Elsewhere in the territory, there are 14 cases reported in Yellowknife, Dettah and Ndil, two in Behchok and one in Fort Smith.