COVID-19 pandemic in Yukon
The COVID-19 pandemic in Yukon is part of an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
| COVID-19 pandemic in Yukon | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Index case | Whitehorse |
| Arrival date | March 22, 2020 (4 years, 2 weeks and 4 days) |
| Date | October 24, 2022 |
| Confirmed cases | 4,946 |
| Active cases | 16 |
| Hospitalized cases | 0 |
| Recovered | 4,906 |
Deaths | 32 |
| Fatality rate | 0.65% |
| Government website | |
| Yukon Government | |
On March 22, 2020, Premier Sandy Silver and the Chief Medical Officer, Brendan Hanley, announced that Yukon had its first cases of coronavirus, a couple who had attended a convention in the United States and then returned home to Whitehorse. They developed symptoms upon their return and immediately sought medical assistance. They have self-isolated and have meticulously followed all public health directions. During the pandemic, the territory opened its first public university in the north, Yukon University.
As of February 23, 2022, Yukon has reported 3,412 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 3,351 recoveries and twenty deaths.