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N.W.T. reports 1 new COVID-19 case, this time in Hay River

There was one new case reported in the N.W.T. Wednesday, bringing the total case count to 11.

Territorial case count climbs to 11 Wednesday, up 1 from Tuesday

A close-up of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. On Wednesday, the N.W.T. reported one new case of COVID-19, bringing the total to 11. (Lightspring/Shutterstock)

The N.W.T. government is reporting one new case of COVID-19 in Hay River Wednesday.

It's the only new case in the territory in the past day.

It brings the total number of casesin the N.W.T to 11, up one from Tuesday.

There remain six cases in theYellowknife area, three in Tuktoyaktuk and one in the Dehcho region.

As of Thursday, the N.W.T. has the fourth lowest rate of COVID-19 in Canada, at 15 cases per 100,000 people, according to the government of Canada's COVID-19 website.