Revised - The Eagle gold mine near Mayo has four workers who have tested positive for COVID-19 as case numbers mount in the Yukon, especially in Whitehorse.

John McConnell, the president of Victoria Gold Corp., told the Star Thursday that one worker had been exhibiting flu-like symptoms after a changeover of workers recently.

The employee was tested, and the results indicated he had the virus.

Contact tracing was carried out, and three other workers who had been in contact with the ill person tested positive for the infection, but are asymptomatic.

McConnell said the results, as a matter of protocol, were tested several times, with confirmation coming Wednesday evening.

He said he hasn’t been told what variant the workers were diagnosed with, but suspect it’s the Delta variant, which is now spreading through the territory.

All are in isolation, as per the company’s protocols for dealing with COVID-19.

Approximately 30 workers were tested.

Two of the people are from Whitehorse, and one is from Dawson City. The fourth is from the south, McConnell said.

Two of the workers were fully vaccinated, and one was partially vaccinated. The fourth was unvaccinated.

Meanwhile, public health officials are reporting 15 new confirmed cases of COVID from noon Monday to noon Wednesday.

One of the new cases is in Watson Lake and 14 are in Whitehorse.

The number of active cases is currently 40.

Earlier this week, public health officials said both the Gamma and the Delta versions of the virus are circulating in the Yukon, particularly in the south.

No figures were provided on the number of the highly-infectious Delta infections.

“What I can tell you is that that the majority of cases in September were Delta,” Pat Living, a spokesperson for the Department of Health and Social Services, said Thursday.

“I have nothing yet for October as it can take two to four weeks to do the genome sequencing to determine variant.”

Dr. Catherine Elliott, the acting chief medical officer of health, has issued several public exposure notices this week. They include the Airport Chalet restaurant and lounge between 1:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. last Saturday, and between 1:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. last Sunday.

Anyone at this location on either of these dates is asked to self-monitor for symptoms for 14 days, through to Oct. 17 inclusive, and to arrange for testing if they do develop any symptoms, no matter how mild.

An exposure notice was also issued to students and staff in a Grades 4/5/6 split at Elijah Smith School for Oct. 1. Yukon Communicable Disease Control has issued specific information to those affected.

If symptoms appear, self-isolate, remain at home and arrange to get tested either by calling 393-3083 or booking a test online.

Rural Yukon residents should contact their community health centre to arrange for testing.

On Wednesday afternoon, Elliott issued an alert for a flight last Sunday between Whitehorse and Vancouver: Air Canada flight 276, leaving at 9:50 a.m., arriving at 12:12 p.m.

“Anyone on this flight is asked to monitor for symptoms through to October 17 inclusive and get tested if they to develop any symptoms, no matter how mild,” Elliott said.