Northwest Territories is mandating masks, banning gatherings and closing non-essential businesses in two communities where COVID-19 cases have been identified.There was one confirmed case and 15 probable cases Monday in Fort Good Hope, a community of about 600 people.
Colville Lake, where about 150 people live, had two confirmed cases. Another probable case was in Deline on the shore of Great Bear Lake.
The communities are all in the Sahtu region of the territory’s northwest.There were also four probable infections farther south in Yellowknife.