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WHITEHORSE Yukon s chief public health officer paused and fought back tears as he urged residents to follow COVID-19 public health orders to help fight widespread community transmission that has pushed hospitals to their limits.
Dr. Brendan Hanley said the territory has the highest active case rate in the country and has asked the federal government for help in controlling the outbreak.
On Wednesday, there were 10 new infections, for a total of 130 active cases, and one more death. Three people have died since the outbreak began. Two others died earlier in the pandemic.
“We have a whole team of heroes working in the trenches right now and I can tell you they are tired, Hanley said during a news conference.
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Dr. Brendan Hanley, Yukon s chief medical officer of health, gets set to receive his COVID-19 vaccine at the Yukon Convention Centre in Whitehorse on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Hanley says the territory s health-care system is reaching its limitsduring widespread community transmission of COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mike Thomas June 30, 2021 - 3:29 PM
WHITEHORSE - Yukon s chief public health officer paused and fought back tears as he urged residents to follow COVID-19 public health orders to help fight widespread community transmission that has pushed hospitals to their limits.
Dr. Brendan Hanley said the territory has the highest active case rate in the country and has asked the federal government for help in controlling the outbreak.
Health Minister Tracy McPhee said seven nurses from Ontario were on the way to Yukon. The current wave is the biggest challenge that we have faced yet, and we need . to come together to stop COVID-19 from spreading, McPhee said. Just over three-quarters of adults and 62 per cent of youth in the territory have been fully vaccinated. Some 82 per cent of those currently infected are unvaccinated and are between one and 90 years old. This outbreak is spreading rapidly among unvaccinated Yukoners. Unvaccinated individuals need to be extremely careful, McPhee said. Many people are getting infected and our capacity to handle this number of cases and this much illness is sorely stretching our ability to cope. Some people are getting very sick.
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