Another death has been recorded in Yukon linked to COVID-19, the third fatality in the territory since the pandemic began last year.
Yukon's acting chief medical health officer, Dr. Catherine Elliott, says the person who died was a unvaccinated Whitehorse resident.Newsletter sign-up: Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inbox
Elliot confirmed five new cases of COVID-19 in the territory and says all involve the Gamma variant associated with Brazil. The total case count in the territory is now 107 and Elliot says three of the five new infections are in Whitehorse, with one involving a student at a local elementary school. Yukon had one case of COVID-19 in May but this outbreak involves nearly two dozen patients -- more than half diagnosed since Friday and most linked to unvaccinated participants at high school graduation events.
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