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The Yukon’s COVID-19 outbreak definitely appears to be subsiding.
The Yukon’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Brendan Hanley, reported seven new confirmed cases of COVID-19 between noon Wednesday and noon Thursday.
With recoveries, this brings the active case count to 78.
The total number of confirmed Yukon cases since March 22, 2020 is 497 with 427 cases since June 1.
Six of the new cases are in Whitehorse. One in a rural community
Since June 1st, 345 individuals have recovered and there have been four deaths.
There have been a total of six deaths since November 2020.
The Kwanlin Dun First Nation is reporting on its Facebook page that 14 KDFN citizens currently have active cases of COVID-19, with one currently in Whitehorse General Hospital.
There were six new cases of COVID-19 in the Yukon as of Wednesday afternoon.
The Yukon’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Brendan Hanley, reported the numbers. They bring the active case count to 81.
The Yukon has had 420 cases since June 1, including out-of-territory residents diagnosed in the territory and probable cases.
For the new cases since noon Tuesday, there are five cases in Whitehorse and one in a rural community
Since June 1, 335 individuals have recovered and there have been four deaths. There has been a total of six deaths since November 2020.
“With the daycare outbreak now under control and most cases recovered, the CMOH is advising that as of Monday, July 19,
If you heard two dull roars over the skies in the Yukon this morning, you can attribute it to this week’s COVID-19 briefing.
First, the territorial government announced daycares will return to full service beginning Monday after being partially or completely closed over the last two weeks.
While that will be a relief for parents, the truly big news was Premier Sandy Silver saying that if the downward trend of active virus cases continues and vaccination rates keep rising, the COVID state of emergency would be lifted next month.
If that happens, it would also mean the end of the mandatory health restrictions such as the Safe Six and masking.
82 % des infections à la COVID-19 ont touché les Yukonnais non vaccinés. (Photo : Radio-Canada)
Faisant face à une éclosion de cas de COVID-19, le territoire du Yukon dans le Grand Nord canadien recevra, à sa demande, une aide du gouvernement fédéral.
Plusieurs agences et ministères fédéraux « travaillent avec le gouvernement du Yukon pour dépêcher un plus grand nombre de professionnels de la santé publique pour aider à la coordination et à la recherche des contacts, ainsi qu’en matière de services sociaux et de matériel de laboratoire pour les tests et la vaccination et d’équipement de protection individuelle », indique un communiqué du ministère de la Sécurité publique.