Government officials report that 117 active cases of the virus are now known.
Dr. Brendan Hanley, the Yukon’s chief medical officer of health, issued multiple updates over the weekend.
The most recent, issued Monday afternoon, stated 30 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 had been identified since Saturday afternoon.
“There are now 100 active cases in the territory,” the release stated.
Seventeen more cases were added this morning in an update from Pat Living, a spokesperson for Hanley.
“Since June 4, 2021, screening results received so far indicate all cases are positive for the Gamma (P.1) variant,” a statement said.
“That leaves Yukon’s total case count as 212. Fourteen cases have recovered. Twenty-three cases are in Whitehorse and seven in rural communities.
Yukon's COVID-19 case count continues to grow quicker than it ever has, with 12 new cases announced on Tuesday. All the new cases involve the gamma or P.1 variant.
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