Get the latest information about COVID-19 in Yukon.
If you have a non-medical question, email covid19info@gov.yk.ca.
If you have a medical question, phone 811.
- October 30, 2020: Yukon reports 1st COVID-19 related death. Read the news release.
- October 28, 2020: The dates for the exposure notices for Watson Lake expanded.
- October 27, 2020: the Watson Lake COVID-19 cluster remains at 5. Read the news release from October 26, 2020.
- If you were in any of the exposure locations and have symptoms you should get tested.
- Phone to make an appointment: 867-536-4444
- Where: Watson Lake Community Hospital, 817 Ravenhill Drive
- You can get testing in Whitehorse and other communities.
- Read the guidelines for having a safe and fun Halloween.
- There's guidance for when you should go to work and when to stay at home.
- There's guidance on when to keep children home from schools and daycares during the pandemic based on traffic light colours:
- If you're self-isolating, you might receive a spot check call. You must self-isolate for the full 14 days.
- The Government of Yukon has extended the state of emergency under the Civil Emergency Measures Act (CEMA).
Yukon COVID-19 test results updated: October 30, 2020 – 12:00
| Total people tested | 4,053 |
| Confirmed cases | 23 |
| Recovered cases | 17 |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Negative results | 3,981 |
| Pending results | 49 |
October 29, 2020 – 1 new case of COVID-19 is confirmed.
October 26, 2020 – 2 additional cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the Watson Lake cluster.
October 23, 2020 – 3 cases of COVID-19 were confirmed.
Learn more about Symptoms of COVID-19 and testing
Being in Phase 3 of Yukon's plan for lifting COVID-19 restrictions means:
- social bubbles can increase to up to 15 people;
- people can gather socially in groups of up to 50 people outdoors and up to 10 people indoors. Keep 2 metres (6 feet) between yourself and people who are not in your social bubble.
- indoor, planned, seated events can take place with up to 50 people with physical distancing;
- outdoor, planned, seated events can take place with up to 100 people with physical distancing;
- parents and guardians no longer have to fill in a daily assessment tool when they take children to child care;
- restaurants can provide dine-in services at 100% capacity with physical distancing, as well as take-out;
- live music and karaoke can take place in bars, pubs and lounges;
- personal services can reopen;
- people should travel responsibly within the territory;
- we're meeting with sports organizations to plan for a safe return to sports; and
- everyone must continue practising the Safe 6.
No services are prohibited in Yukon.
The next media briefing is on Wednesday, November 4, at 11 a.m. Watch it live on the Government of Yukon's Facebook page.
We provide a Facebook live update on COVID-19 every Wednesday at 11 a.m. We will not have a live update every time there are new cases unless the Chief Medical Officer of Health thinks it’s necessary.
Read the COVID-19 public updates from the Emergency Measures Organization.
- Residents of Yukon, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut do not have to self-isolate when they arrive in the territory if they have not travelled outside of these 4 regions.
- Residents of other parts of Canada who arrive in Yukon must self-isolate, with limited exceptions.
- When you self-isolate, monitor yourself for symptoms.
You have to wear a mask in all Yukon airport buildings and terminals. You may be asked to wear a mask in a health centre, hospital, long-term care facility and when you receive personal care services.
The Chief Medical Officer of Health recommends that:
- you wear a mask on public transit;
- you wear a mask when getting a flu shot; and
- that children aged 10 and up should wear masks in schools and on buses when they cannot physically distance.
Some businesses in Yukon require customers to wear masks. Be prepared to comply with their policy.
Find out more about wearing a non-medical mask.
See all information about travel and borders.
If you're travelling to Alaska
The border between the United States and Canada is closed to all non-essential travel. Americans can travel into Canada if they’re travelling:
- to Alaska; or
- from Alaska to the rest of the United States.
Americans travelling through Yukon have to follow a designated travel corridor. We give travellers a map of this route at Yukon borders. The State of Alaska introduced travel guidance. Read Alaska’s health guidance for travellers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
If you're travelling to the Northwest Territories
Before you travel, read the Northwest Territories travel guidelines.
If you're travelling elsewhere
Check with the jurisdiction where you want to travel to find out about their travel and health guidelines.
Find information about travelling to other Canadian jurisdictions.
- October 30, 2020: Yukon reports 1st COVID-19 related death. Read the news release.
- October 28, 2020: The dates for the exposure notices for Watson Lake expanded.
- October 27, 2020: the Watson Lake COVID-19 cluster remains at 5. Read the news release from October 26, 2020.
- If you were in any of the exposure locations and have symptoms you should get tested.
- Phone to make an appointment: 867-536-4444
- Where: Watson Lake Community Hospital, 817 Ravenhill Drive
- You can get testing in Whitehorse and other communities.
- Read the guidelines for having a safe and fun Halloween.
- There's guidance for when you should go to work and when to stay at home.
- There's guidance on when to keep children home from schools and daycares during the pandemic based on traffic light colours:
- If you're self-isolating, you might receive a spot check call. You must self-isolate for the full 14 days.
- The Government of Yukon has extended the state of emergency under the Civil Emergency Measures Act (CEMA).
Yukon COVID-19 test results updated: October 30, 2020 – 12:00
| Total people tested | 4,053 |
| Confirmed cases | 23 |
| Recovered cases | 17 |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Negative results | 3,981 |
| Pending results | 49 |
October 29, 2020 – 1 new case of COVID-19 is confirmed.
October 26, 2020 – 2 additional cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the Watson Lake cluster.
October 23, 2020 – 3 cases of COVID-19 were confirmed.
Learn more about Symptoms of COVID-19 and testing
Being in Phase 3 of Yukon's plan for lifting COVID-19 restrictions means:
- social bubbles can increase to up to 15 people;
- people can gather socially in groups of up to 50 people outdoors and up to 10 people indoors. Keep 2 metres (6 feet) between yourself and people who are not in your social bubble.
- indoor, planned, seated events can take place with up to 50 people with physical distancing;
- outdoor, planned, seated events can take place with up to 100 people with physical distancing;
- parents and guardians no longer have to fill in a daily assessment tool when they take children to child care;
- restaurants can provide dine-in services at 100% capacity with physical distancing, as well as take-out;
- live music and karaoke can take place in bars, pubs and lounges;
- personal services can reopen;
- people should travel responsibly within the territory;
- we're meeting with sports organizations to plan for a safe return to sports; and
- everyone must continue practising the Safe 6.
No services are prohibited in Yukon.
The next media briefing is on Wednesday, November 4, at 11 a.m. Watch it live on the Government of Yukon's Facebook page.
We provide a Facebook live update on COVID-19 every Wednesday at 11 a.m. We will not have a live update every time there are new cases unless the Chief Medical Officer of Health thinks it’s necessary.
Read the COVID-19 public updates from the Emergency Measures Organization.
- Residents of Yukon, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut do not have to self-isolate when they arrive in the territory if they have not travelled outside of these 4 regions.
- Residents of other parts of Canada who arrive in Yukon must self-isolate, with limited exceptions.
- When you self-isolate, monitor yourself for symptoms.
You have to wear a mask in all Yukon airport buildings and terminals. You may be asked to wear a mask in a health centre, hospital, long-term care facility and when you receive personal care services.
The Chief Medical Officer of Health recommends that:
- you wear a mask on public transit;
- you wear a mask when getting a flu shot; and
- that children aged 10 and up should wear masks in schools and on buses when they cannot physically distance.
Some businesses in Yukon require customers to wear masks. Be prepared to comply with their policy.
Find out more about wearing a non-medical mask.
See all information about travel and borders.
If you're travelling to Alaska
The border between the United States and Canada is closed to all non-essential travel. Americans can travel into Canada if they’re travelling:
- to Alaska; or
- from Alaska to the rest of the United States.
Americans travelling through Yukon have to follow a designated travel corridor. We give travellers a map of this route at Yukon borders. The State of Alaska introduced travel guidance. Read Alaska’s health guidance for travellers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
If you're travelling to the Northwest Territories
Before you travel, read the Northwest Territories travel guidelines.
If you're travelling elsewhere
Check with the jurisdiction where you want to travel to find out about their travel and health guidelines.
Find information about travelling to other Canadian jurisdictions.