© Wayne Vallevand/CBC A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at the Whistle Bend region carrying on with care facility in Whitehorse after one case become detected. Yukon's appearing chief medical officer spoke of the circumstance is contained. A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared in a unit of the Whistle Bend vicinity lengthy-time period care home in Whitehorse after one case changed into detected.
Yukon's acting Chief scientific Officer of fitness, Dr. Catherine Elliott, talked about in a Wednesday news free up that the circumstance "is contained and routine management outbreak strategies are in region."
She mentioned visits to the affected unit will be constrained for at the least 28 days.
Elliott additionally mentioned 22 new circumstances throughout Yukon on the grounds that Monday. Fifteen of them are Yukon residents, and seven are out-of-territory residents who have been diagnosed with the disorder in Yukon.
The territory's lively COVID-19 case count number now stands at sixty nine, an increase of three considering Monday.
The news free up additionally cited Yukon is sending a fast response crew to help with COVID-19 trying out in decrease post, B.C., a neighborhood 23 km south of Watson Lake, except Saturday.
"The group is being deployed to respond to an increase in circumstances in this group in aid of the Northern health authority in B.C.," the unlock brought up.
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