The federal government is providing Nunavut with three nurses and nine contact tracers to help handle the wave of COVID-19 that is spreading across the territory, according to CBC Canada. Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok announced the federal aid Tuesday during a live COVID-19 update.

Akeeagok also announced another Nunavut resident has died from COVID-19. It is the first death in the territory related to the wave of the Omicron variant, Akeeagok said.

Health Minister John Main said he can't say exactly where the three nurses from the federal government will be going within Nunavut, but the Health Department is working with the federal government to decide where to send them. A number of health centres in the territory that are only offering emergency services as a demonstration of the need for staff.

The contact tracers will be working from outside the territory.