Yukon officials give update on COVID-19
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Yukon officials will give an update on COVID-19 in the territory on Thursday morning.
Premier Sandy Silver and acting Chief Medical Officer Dr. Catherine Elliott will hold a news conference at 10 a.m. It will be streamed live here and on CBC Yukon's Facebook page.
As of Wednesday, there were 54 known active cases of COVID-19 in the territory. That's just over half the number reported a week ago, when officials said Yukon may be at the peak of the Omicron wave.
The government's case count does not represent the true number of infections, however. Home rapid antigen test results do not have to be reported to Yukon Communicable Disease Control.
Health officials also reported one new hospitalization on Wednesday. According to the Yukon Hospitals website, there is "limited" space among inpatient beds in some areas of the Whitehorse hospital, including the intensive care unit.
The hospitals in Watson Lake and Dawson City both had space available, the website says.
Some public health restrictions have eased this month in Yukon, including limits on gatherings. Officials have said that more restrictions would be eased in the coming weeks if the number of new cases and hospitalizations stays low.
