New probable case of COVID-19 in Yukon announced

Yukon’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Brendan Hanley has announced a probable case of COVID-19 in Yukon. Yukon Communicable Disease Control (YCDC) is awaiting confirmation from the BC Centre for Disease Control.

The individual is from Whitehorse, and received care through the Whitehorse General Hospital Emergency Department. The person is currently stable and safely self-isolating. The case is linked to travel outside of Yukon. Initial testing was undertaken using the Genexpert rapid test. A subsequent test was sent to BC for confirmation.  

YCDC has begun contact tracing and investigation. To date, no public exposure has been identified. Anyone who may have been in contact with this person will be contacted by YCDC and directed on next steps to take.