Yukon confirms new COVID-19 case in Whitehorse, issues exposure notice

The Yukon governmentconfirmed a newcase of COVID-19 in Whitehorse on Tuesday afternoon, and says it is linked to a previouscase.

This is the second new case involvinga Yukon resident inless than a week. Health officials announced the other case last Thursday and saidit lookedto be linked to travel outside of the territory.

It's the territory's 25th confirmed case since the pandemic began, and is one of the territory's two active cases.

An additionalactive case was also announced in a news conference on Tuesday, but thatperson isa non-resident of Yukonand the case is notcounted toward the territory's caseload.

In a news release on Tuesday, officials said the investigation is underway into the latest Yukon case, andYukon Communicable Disease Control hadreached most of the individual's contacts.

A notice was also issued Tuesday, warning of possible exposure at anotherlocation in Whitehorse, along with two other city locations identified last week.

• Listers Motor Sports, between 8:30 a.m. and noon on Tuesday, Nov.10
• Save-On-Foods, before 1 p.m. on Nov. 6.
• A&W restaurant, between 3 and6:30 p.m. on Nov. 8.

Officials advise anyone who was at any of those locations at those timesand who have symptoms to get tested.

People can call the COVID-19 Testing and Assessment Centre at 867-393-3083 in Whitehorse, or contact their nearest community health centre.

At a news conference earlier on Tuesday, Premier Sandy Silver pointed to the recent cases in Yukon and Nunavut and said, "we are still in the grips of this pandemic and things can change very quickly.

"Canada's second wave of COVID-19 is reaching the territories, and we need to make sure that we're doing everything we can to protect our communities."