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17 new COVID-19 cases in Yukon, while active case count drops

Yukon health officials on Mondayreported17 new cases of COVID-19 over the previous three days, while the territory's active case count continues to drop.

50 active cases on Monday, down from 55 before the weekend

Overlooking a small city in winter, with mountains in the background.
As of last week, the majority of Yukon's active cases of COVID-19 were in Whitehorse. (Paul Tukker/CBC)

Yukon health officials on Mondayreported17 new cases of COVID-19 over the previous three days, while the territory's active case count continues to drop.

As of Monday, there were 50 active cases of COVID-19 in the territory. That's down from 55 active cases on Friday and 62 on Thursday.

The newest 17 cases were confirmed between Friday morning and Monday morning.

A number of public health restrictions also loosened over the weekend in Yukon. Those were introduced last month as the territory dealt with a growing number of new cases and a new state of emergency was declared.

Also on Monday, the territory's first vaccination clinics for children aged 5 to 11 were held in Whitehorse.