There are now 118 active cases of Covid-19 in the Beaufort Delta.

Numbers accurate to 9 a.m. were published Jan. 10, including community numbers.

Aklavik now has 56 active cases, Inuvik has 39, Tsiigehtchic has eight, Fort McPherson has eight and Tuktoyaktuk has seven. So far, Paulatuk, Ulukhaktok and Sachs Harbour have avoided any Covid-19 cases.

In total, there are now 910 cases in the NWT. In Yellowknife, there are 515 cases, 140 in T艂谋台ch谦, Dehcho has 56, Hay River has 36, Sahtu has 24 and Fort Smith has 21.

Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Kami Kandola said there is evidence of community spread in Aklavik, Behchok谦虁, Fort Providence, Hay River, What矛, and Yellowknife including Ndil谦 and Dettah, and officials were expecting more infections and locations to be reported in the coming days.

New public health measures were announced Jan. 4 by Kandola in an effort to contain the spread of the Omicron variant, which Kandola said is now the dominant strain in the Northwest Territories. Drinking establishments are capped at six per table, and moving from table to table is not allowed.

With over 6,700 people returning from outside the NWT, Kandola said the government is asking all of them to self isolate for three days upon arriving at their destination. GNWT employees are required to work from home for at least three days if returning from outside the territory, but self-isolation remains optional for anyone else.

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Household gatherings are limited once again to 10 people, with a maximum of five permitted from outside each particular household. SA国际影视传媒淗igh riskSA国际影视传媒� activities, such as singing, dancing, contact sports or funerals will not be permitted until at least the stroke of midnight on Jan. 22.

Health Minister Julie Green said the GNWT would resume updating its Covid-19 dashboard daily soon.

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The cases follow reports that a direct flight from Edmonton to Inuvik has been declared an exposure site.

Anyone who was in rows 15 to 24 on Canadian North Flight 5T 244, which departed from Edmonton to Inuvik on Dec. 27 at 7:45 a.m., must take appropriate Covid-19 precautions, as required by a Public Health Order.

People in rows 15 to 24 who are not fully vaccinated are required to isolate in place for eight days and test for Covid-19 on day 8 before breaking isolation. Anyone who is fully vaccinated is required to self-monitor for 10 days and get tested on day 4 and/or if symptoms occur.

More flights were added in a public exposure update at 4:48 p.m. Dec. 29.

Anyone who was on Canadian North Flight 245 that departed from Inuvik to Norman Wells on Dec. 28 who was in rows 10 to 17 must take legally required safety precautions.