This information is subject to change without notice.
Testing in Yukon
Confirmed cases: 447
Recovered: 309
Negative tests: 9,709
Pending results: 93
Total tested: 10,223
Deaths: 5
Total vaccine doses administered
60,372
Emergency status
The state of emergency was extended on May 27, 2021.
Health care
- Yukon’s Chief Medical Officer of Health is reporting 13 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 between 12 p.m. Tuesday and 12 p.m. Wednesday. This brings the active case count to 138 with reported recoveries. This current spread is primarily due to transmissions among people who are unvaccinated and vulnerable.
- For the 13 new cases: 12 are Yukoners and one is an out of territory resident in Yukon; all thirteen cases are in Whitehorse and none in rural communities, pending confirmation.
- There are active public exposure notices.
- Testing for COVID-19 is more important than ever. People who are vaccinated may also rarely acquire COVID-19 and should seek testing if symptoms develop. Anyone experiencing symptoms in Whitehorse should call the COVID-19 Testing and Assessment Centre at 867-393-3083 or book on-line to arrange for testing. Drive-up testing is available in Whitehorse from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. daily at 49A Waterfront Place. People in communities should contact their rural community health centre.
- The CMOH has made several recommendations to decrease gathering sizes and limit contacts. Everyone in the Yukon should continue to follow the Safe 6 plus 1.
- A clinic in Whitehorse is open for residents age 12 and older to receive their first and second doses of the vaccine by appointment or by walk-in. The clinic is open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; on Wednesdays it is open from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Residents of rural communities can call their local clinics for an appointment. Find more information.
Travel and borders
- Any traveller arriving to Yukon from within Canada who is fully vaccinated with a Health Canada-approved vaccine is not required to self-isolate, provided their vaccination status can be confirmed.
- If an individual does not want to consent to providing that information, they can still enter the territory as long as they self-isolate for 14 days. Additional exceptions include critical services workers and residents of border areas such as Atlin, Lower Post, Fire Side, Jade City, Fraser, Good Hope Lake and Pleasant Camp. Critical service workers must fully self-isolate when not performing their duties. Find more information on travelling to Yukon
- Canada and the US extended the border closures to non-essential travel until July 21, 2021.
Businesses and financial relief
- The Government of Yukon is extending and expanding several COVID-19 economic programs to support Yukon businesses: yukon.ca/en/news/covid-19-supports-yukon-businesses-continue.
- Learn more about a variety of supports available to help Yukoners during the pandemic by going to yukon.ca/en/economic-and-social-supports-covid-19.
Enforcement and other guidelines
- Yukon extended the state of emergency under the Civil Emergency Measures Act (CEMA) for another 90 days. Read a full list of the orders and legislative changes made under CEMA.
- Report potential infractions to the Civil Emergency Measures Act.