Get the latest information about COVID-19 in Yukon.
January 22, 2021
- Children can take the mouth rinse and gargle COVID-19 test.
- There are currently no active cases of COVID-19 in Yukon.
- Some Yukoners can begin registering for COVID-19 vaccinations online.
- 3,160 Yukoners have received their 1st dose of the vaccine.
- A 2nd shipment of 7,200 Moderna vaccines arrived on January 14.
- Eating and drinking establishments have to collect their customers' personal information to help with COVID-19 contact tracing.
- Children 5 years of age and older have to wear a mask on a school bus.
- There are no current notices for potential exposure to COVID-19 in Yukon.
Yukon COVID-19 test results and vaccine doses updated: January 22, 2021 – 15:00
| Total people tested | 6,216 |
| Confirmed cases | 70 |
| Active cases | 0 |
| Recovered cases | 69 |
| Deceased | 1 |
| Negative results | 6,122 |
| Pending results | 24 |
| Total vaccine doses administered | 3,730 |
We update test results and vaccine doses every weekday.
There are no active notices for potential exposure to COVID-19.
Learn more about Symptoms of COVID-19 and testing.
- Eating and drinking establishments collecting customers' personal information to help with COVID-19 contact tracing
- Holiday gatherings and planning
- Cold weather sports
- Should you go to work
Should your child go to:
Being in Phase 3 of Yukon's COVID-19 Path Forward plan means:
- social bubbles are limited 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;
- 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 be open;
- people should travel responsibly within the territory; and
- everyone must continue practising the Safe 6.
The next media briefing will be in Wednessday, January 27, at 1:30 p.m. Watch it live on the Government of Yukon's Facebook page.
We provide a weekly Facebook live update on COVID-19. We will not have a live update every time there are new cases unless the Chief Medical Officer of Health thinks it’s necessary.
You have to wear a mask in all indoor public spaces in Yukon. Find out more about wearing a non-medical mask.
- Every person entering Yukon has to self-isolate for 14 days.
- When you self-isolate, monitor yourself for symptoms.
- Exceptions to self-isolation include residents of border communities such as Atlin, Lower Post, Fireside, Jade City, Fraser, Pleasant Camp and transboundary First Nations.
- See the self-isolation exemption and guidelines for critical workers.
If you arrive in Yukon from outside Canada you have to follow federal quarantine rules. These are different from Yukon self-isolation rules.
Find all information about self-isolation.
We recommend Yukoners stop non-essential travel outside of the territory. If you do have to travel, practise the Safe 6 and wear a 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.
No services are prohibited in Yukon.
Read the COVID-19 public updates from the Emergency Measures Organization.
January 22, 2021
- Children can take the mouth rinse and gargle COVID-19 test.
- There are currently no active cases of COVID-19 in Yukon.
- Some Yukoners can begin registering for COVID-19 vaccinations online.
- 3,160 Yukoners have received their 1st dose of the vaccine.
- A 2nd shipment of 7,200 Moderna vaccines arrived on January 14.
- Eating and drinking establishments have to collect their customers' personal information to help with COVID-19 contact tracing.
- Children 5 years of age and older have to wear a mask on a school bus.
- There are no current notices for potential exposure to COVID-19 in Yukon.
Yukon COVID-19 test results and vaccine doses updated: January 22, 2021 – 15:00
| Total people tested | 6,216 |
| Confirmed cases | 70 |
| Active cases | 0 |
| Recovered cases | 69 |
| Deceased | 1 |
| Negative results | 6,122 |
| Pending results | 24 |
| Total vaccine doses administered | 3,730 |
We update test results and vaccine doses every weekday.
There are no active notices for potential exposure to COVID-19.
Learn more about Symptoms of COVID-19 and testing.
- Eating and drinking establishments collecting customers' personal information to help with COVID-19 contact tracing
- Holiday gatherings and planning
- Cold weather sports
- Should you go to work
Should your child go to:
Being in Phase 3 of Yukon's COVID-19 Path Forward plan means:
- social bubbles are limited 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;
- 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 be open;
- people should travel responsibly within the territory; and
- everyone must continue practising the Safe 6.
The next media briefing will be in Wednessday, January 27, at 1:30 p.m. Watch it live on the Government of Yukon's Facebook page.
We provide a weekly Facebook live update on COVID-19. We will not have a live update every time there are new cases unless the Chief Medical Officer of Health thinks it’s necessary.
You have to wear a mask in all indoor public spaces in Yukon. Find out more about wearing a non-medical mask.
- Every person entering Yukon has to self-isolate for 14 days.
- When you self-isolate, monitor yourself for symptoms.
- Exceptions to self-isolation include residents of border communities such as Atlin, Lower Post, Fireside, Jade City, Fraser, Pleasant Camp and transboundary First Nations.
- See the self-isolation exemption and guidelines for critical workers.
If you arrive in Yukon from outside Canada you have to follow federal quarantine rules. These are different from Yukon self-isolation rules.
Find all information about self-isolation.
We recommend Yukoners stop non-essential travel outside of the territory. If you do have to travel, practise the Safe 6 and wear a 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.
No services are prohibited in Yukon.
Read the COVID-19 public updates from the Emergency Measures Organization.
If you have a non-medical question, email covid19info@gov.yk.ca.
If you have a medical question, phone 811.