COVID-19 pandemic in Yukon

As of August 7, 2020 Yukon has reported 15 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with all but two recovered. 1,836 tests have been completed, with 1,773 confirmed negative and 48 still under investigation.[1]

COVID-19 pandemic in Yukon
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationYukon, Canada
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China
Index caseWhitehorse
Arrival dateMarch 22, 2020
(4 months, 3 weeks and 3 days)
DateAugust 7, 2020
Confirmed cases15
Active cases2
Recovered13
Deaths
0
Government website
Yukon Government

On March 20, 2020, the government of Yukon advised to stop all non-essential travel.[2] On March 22, after its first case, the government limited non-essential travel out of the territory or into remote communities to protect Yukon's most vulnerable citizens.[3] On April 17, minister of community services John Streicker signed the Ministerial Order, which allowed enforcement officers to deny entry to non-essential travellers.[4] All schools are currently closed.[5]

On March 22, 2020, Premier Sandy Silver and the Chief Medical Officer, Brendan Hanley, announced that Yukon had its first cases of COVID-19 in Yukon, a couple who had attended a convention in the United States and then returned home to Whitehorse.[6]

References
  1. "Case counts: COVID-19". yukon.ca. Government of Yukon. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  2. "Information for Yukoners on Canada-US border restrictions". Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  3. "Yukon's Chief Medical Officer of Health provides update on COVID-19". Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  4. "New border control measures come into force". Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  5. "COVID-19 travel information specifically for Yukoners". Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  6. "Yukon has 2 confirmed cases of COVID-19, the 1st in the territory". CBC News. March 22, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
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