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Top doc says robust testing gives N.W.T. an advantage as COVID-19 health emergency nears end
Dr. Kami Kandola and Dr. AnneMarie Pegg answered questions live on The Trailbreaker
April Hudson · CBC News · Posted: Mar 03, 2022 7:00 AM CT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago
N.W.T. Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Kami Kandola says the amount of COVID-19 testing the N.W.T. is doing means the territory is in a better position to handle reopening than other provinces and territories in Canada.
The territory's public health emergency is set to come to an end April 1, along with the rest of the COVID-19 restrictions.
"It's definitely the light at the end of the tunnel," Kandola said.
Kandola and outgoing N.W.T. medical director Dr. AnneMarie Pegg answered questions about the pandemic live on The Trailbreaker Thursday morning. It was the last live call-in from the two doctors.
Despite the fact that official figures show the N.W.T. has the second-highest rate of infection in the country behind P.E.I., Kandola said the territory is capturing a broader range of testing data than other provinces and territories. That means the territory has a more accurate idea of the impacts of the Omicron variant than other areas.
"We have made self-reporting rapid antigen (test results) mandatory, and that is basically providing up to 39 per cent of our results," she said...
...Of the 7,000-plus cases of Omicron that have been detected in the N.W.T. so far, Kandola said there is one death and one ICU admission per 1,000 cases. The territory has also seen five or six hospitalizations per 1,000 cases, making it "a lot milder than Delta (variant)."...
Top doc says robust testing gives N.W.T. an advantage as COVID-19 health emergency nears end
Dr. Kami Kandola and Dr. AnneMarie Pegg answered questions live on The Trailbreaker
April Hudson · CBC News · Posted: Mar 03, 2022 7:00 AM CT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago
N.W.T. Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Kami Kandola says the amount of COVID-19 testing the N.W.T. is doing means the territory is in a better position to handle reopening than other provinces and territories in Canada.
The territory's public health emergency is set to come to an end April 1, along with the rest of the COVID-19 restrictions.
"It's definitely the light at the end of the tunnel," Kandola said.
Kandola and outgoing N.W.T. medical director Dr. AnneMarie Pegg answered questions about the pandemic live on The Trailbreaker Thursday morning. It was the last live call-in from the two doctors.
Despite the fact that official figures show the N.W.T. has the second-highest rate of infection in the country behind P.E.I., Kandola said the territory is capturing a broader range of testing data than other provinces and territories. That means the territory has a more accurate idea of the impacts of the Omicron variant than other areas.
"We have made self-reporting rapid antigen (test results) mandatory, and that is basically providing up to 39 per cent of our results," she said...
...Of the 7,000-plus cases of Omicron that have been detected in the N.W.T. so far, Kandola said there is one death and one ICU admission per 1,000 cases. The territory has also seen five or six hospitalizations per 1,000 cases, making it "a lot milder than Delta (variant)."...