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New COVID-19 death in the N.W.T. brings total to 19

The territorial government is reporting another death in the N.W.T., bringing the total since the beginning of the pandemic to 19, even as active case counts continue to drop.

One new death from COVID-19 was reported in the Northwest Territories Tuesday

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A close-up look at the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2. The N.W.T. has now lost 19 people to COVID-19. (HKUMed and Electron Microscope Unit/HKU)

Another person has died from COVID-19 in the N.W.T. That brings the number of COVID-related deaths in the territory to 19 since the start of the pandemic.

There's also been another hospitalization, based on the update on the on the N.W.T.'s COVID-19 dashboard Tuesday. 

The number of active cases reported in the territory, however, continues to drop. It's now down to 522, from 611 cases reported on Friday. 

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