COVID-19 cases now confirmed in 3 rural Yukon schools
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Yukon health officials said Monday there were three rural Yukon schools now dealing with COVID-19 cases, in Carcross and Watson Lake.
An outbreak was declared last week involving the Grade 4 class at Watson Lake's Johnson Elementary School. It was Yukon's first school outbreak.
Now, officials say the Grades 1 and 5 classes at the Watson Lake school have also been affected, as well as the Grade 10 class at Watson Lake Secondary School. A news release on Monday says students and staff of those grades have been advised to either isolate or monitor for symptoms.
Meantime, students in the Kindergarten and Grade 1, 2 and 3 split class at Ghùch Tiâ Community School in Carcross are also either monitoring or isolating as a result of positive cases identified at that school.
All three schools remain open, officials said.
Students and staff at all three schools have been given specific direction from Dr. Catherine Elliott, Yukon's acting chief medical officer.
"The direction differs for older students and staff based on vaccination status and all elementary students have been asked to self isolate," Monday's news release states.
This story is a collaboration between the Investigative Journalism Foundation and CBC Saskatchewan.
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