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Long-term care visitors limited in Yukon as territory reports 31 more COVID-19 cases
Exposure notices issued to 2 toddler groups; people advised to limit team sports
CBC News · Posted: Jul 02, 2021 7:45 PM CT | Last Updated: July 2
There have been 31 more cases of COVID-19 in Yukon over the past two days, and health officials are now reducing the number of visitors to long-term care homes in the territory as a precaution.
In a statement on Friday, health officials said seventeen of the new cases are in Whitehorse, five are in rural communities, six are still pending confirmation and three are out-of-territory residents who are currently in Yukon.
This brings the active case count to 146.
For two weeks, starting July 2, the number of people allowed to visit loved ones in long-term care has dropped from six to two per resident...
Long-term care visitors limited in Yukon as territory reports 31 more COVID-19 cases
Exposure notices issued to 2 toddler groups; people advised to limit team sports
CBC News · Posted: Jul 02, 2021 7:45 PM CT | Last Updated: July 2
There have been 31 more cases of COVID-19 in Yukon over the past two days, and health officials are now reducing the number of visitors to long-term care homes in the territory as a precaution.
In a statement on Friday, health officials said seventeen of the new cases are in Whitehorse, five are in rural communities, six are still pending confirmation and three are out-of-territory residents who are currently in Yukon.
This brings the active case count to 146.
For two weeks, starting July 2, the number of people allowed to visit loved ones in long-term care has dropped from six to two per resident...