December 22, 2020: COVID-19 update

Please note that the CTAC and drive-thru holiday hours have been updated. 

The Government of Yukon has the following updates for the Yukon public on measures being taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 cases and recoveries

As of today, December 22, the COVID-19 case count for Yukon is 59. Fifty-eight people have recovered, one person has died and there are no active cases. We have tested 5,872 people.

Visitor isolation options and guidelines

There are options for visitors to Yukon who are sharing accommodations with others who have not travelled outside Yukon.

Option 1

Visitors can self-isolate for 14 days without physical distancing within a home if all residents are isolating together with no outside contact. For example, a visiting university student and their family can hug, share meals and share living spaces if no one has contact outside the home for the entire isolation period.

Households that have guests departing prior to the 14 days may leave isolation three days after their departure, as long as they self-monitor and check in with their guests. If neither have symptoms during those three days then they're able to return to their daily lives.

Option 2

If someone in the household chooses to go to work, school or run errands, then guests in self-isolation must maintain two metres distance at all times within that home.

More information about visitor self-isolation is available at: https://yukon.ca/en/health-and-wellness/covid-19-information/your-health-covid-19/information-self-isolation

COVID-19 testing schedule during the holidays

During the holidays, the COVID-19 Testing and Assessment Centre (CTAC)  will close at 4 p.m. on December 24 and remain closed December 25 and 26. The drive-thru testing centre will be closed from December 25 to 28 as well as on January 1.

Those experiencing severe symptoms and requiring immediate assistance can go to the Whitehorse General Hospital Emergency Department, a community hospital or health centre.

From Monday, December 14, to Sunday, December 20, we tested 80 people at the COVID-19 Testing and Assessment Centre (CTAC) and drive-thru testing locations in Whitehorse.

Enforcement statistics

The Government of Yukon has received 1,198 complaints as of December 21:

• Failure to self-isolate: 697
• Gatherings over 10 inside or 50 outside: 32
• Failure to transit through Yukon in 24 hours or stay on their designated route: 411
• Businesses failing to comply with orders: 12
• Failure to abide by declaration form or were not permitted entry into Yukon: 18
• Failure to wear a mask: 28

There have been a total of 32 charges, and 27 people charged under the Civil Emergency Measures Act (CEMA), including one new charge for failure to isolate.

Number of total incoming travellers: 65,777

• Resident travellers: 17,597
• BC residents: 15,293
• NWT residents: 492
• Other approved jurisdictions: 329
• Non-residents staying: 10,910
• Non-residents transiting: 21,057
• Other: 99
• Decals distributed indicating out-of-territory vehicles allowed in Yukon: 354