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Whitehorse Emergency Shelter tightens measures in midst of COVID-19 outbreak
The shelter has locked its front doors and is only allowing people in when they need to access services after an outbreak was declared at the facility on Sunday.
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Posted: Jun 29, 2021 4:07 PM CT | Last Updated: June 29
A person walks past the front doors of the Whitehorse Emergency Shelter. Measures have been tightened at the facility following a COVID-19 outbreak.(Philippe Morin/CBC)
The Whitehorse Emergency Shelter is limiting building access and doubling down on public health measures after Yukon s chief medical officer of health declared a COVID-19 outbreak at the downtown facility on June 27.
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Twenty-two new cases were announced late Friday afternoon , with another 44 counted by Sunday afternoon.
There are now 124 active cases in the territory. Hanley now states this is the first true “wave” of COVID-19 in the Yukon.
The territory’s total case count is now 308. According to a news release, most are in Whitehorse.
One hundred and two individuals have recovered since June 1.
“COVID-19 is being widely transmitted throughout Yukon, primarily affecting unvaccinated people, and is now present in most Yukon communities. Eleven of 14 communities are home to COVID-19 positive people,” the statement said.
One of the major changes over the weekend involves child care facilities.