It has been just over two weeks since Nunavut declared its first case of COVID-19, but it's still unknown how 84 people were infected so quickly in the territory.

Experts say overcrowded housing, food insecurity, a high unemployment rate and low educational attainment levels are all contributing factors to the quick spread of cases.

Gatherings will be restricted to five people and are not allowed in homes.

Nunavut recorded its first COVID-19 infection at the beginning of this month and now has 18 cases.

A bill passed in the Nunavut legislature that will shape how Inuit languages are taught in school for years to come is being called a form of cultural genocide.

Nunavut's chief public health officer said the confirmed case is in the community of Sanikiluaq, which has a population of about 880 people.

"It's very nice to pass down the knowledge to the next generation that will be doing this in the future," said Joshua Mike, who was on the hunt with his son.

Jane Bates says her 2019-2020 report needed data from government departments to create baseline information on people under 19 that could help shape policies and legislation.

Mumilaaq Qaqqaq says she's been dealing with unspecified health problems in the year since she was elected to represent the northern territory.

"(Peel Paramedic Services) were good enough to actually fully set it up inside, all the different things, bandages and so on ... it was fully equipped."