Today's update by Health Minister Adrian Dix and the Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry came with a heavy toll from their review of the impact of COVID-19 on British Columbians.
That as Dr. Henry made note of the sad advisory of six residents of the province having passed away over the last twenty four hours, bringing the BC total of those who have passed away from the virus to 31.
“In the last 24 hours, we are saddened to report six deaths in the Vancouver Coastal, Fraser and Island health regions. There have been 31 COVID-19 related deaths in British Columbia. The majority have been residents of long-term care. We offer our condolences to everyone who has lost their loved ones."
Of the many items that the pair review on a daily basis, it is the accounts of those that have passed away that does weigh the heaviest on Mr. Dix and Dr. Henry, as they often remind everyone, these are not statistics but real people taken from the province from a virus that we have to do our part to control.
"I would like to join Doctor Henry in expressing condolences to the families of the six additional people who have died, as a result of COVID-19 in British Columbia.
We know what kind of day this for the families and we wanted to express our condolences to their family to their care givers to their friends and their communities.
As you know, thirty one people have passed away in British Columbia from COVID-19; 24 in Vancouver Coastal Health and 5 in Fraser Health and 2 now in Island Health.
And in every single case, we know what that means, what it means to us, but especially what it means to their families and their communities.
And so we wanted to express that thought on this very sad day for them to say that every single person ... we sometimes stand up hear and talk up here in terms of statistics and the implications of it ... but we know what it means for every single person, and certainly to us every single person counts -- British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix
From today's review, Dr. Henry made note of 55 new cases over the last 24 hours, making for a total of 1,121 cases in the province.
“Every health region in British Columbia has patients with COVID-19: 525 are in the Vancouver Coastal health region, 386 are in the Fraser Health region, 72 are in the Island Health region, 121 are in the Interior Health region and 17 are in the Northern Health region."
There has also been a new community outbreak in the Interior, with one inmate at a correctional centre diagnosed with COVID-19.
“A new community outbreak of COVID-19 has been detected with an inmate in a correctional centre in the Interior Health region. BC Corrections has implemented response protocols and the inmate has been isolated.
The Provincial Health Services Authority, which is responsible for health care in B.C.’s correctional centres, is working with the Interior public health team to investigate and undertake contact tracing."
There was also some positive news to share today, with 641 British Columbians having recovered and no longer in need of isolation.
Of the current case count, 149 individuals have been hospitalized, with 68 of those requiring intensive care, the remaining number are recovering at home in self-isolation.
Dr. Henry observed as to the string of religious events set to arrive in the next week and how there will remain a need for British Columbians to be vigilant and take the proper precautions and follow the Provincial orders.
“In the coming weeks there will be a number of major religious celebrations on the calendar. Just as we have seen around the world, we call on our faith leaders to postpone all in-person gatherings and use the many tools we have available to connect and celebrate with followers in other ways.
We must stand united and working together, we must follow the orders and precautions we have in place, and we must do all we can protect our province.”
You can review the latest notes from today's Briefing here.
The BC Centre for Disease control has some valuable Coronavirus notes related to COVID-19 you can explore that information here.
You can learn more about the outbreak from both the Province and the Federal government from the links below:
Federal Government site
British Columbia Government site
The World Health Organization website also offers up the latest advisories on the global situation.
More from Northern Health can be reviewed here
You can review our archive of past statements and local information here.
Local governments and organizations have also provided for increased awareness of COVID-19 issues, the string of statements that came quickly at the end of the week can be reviewed here.
For notes from across Canada and British Columbia we have been archiving the latest items through our political portal Darcy McGee
Ottawa Observations
Victoria Viewpoints
Of the many items that the pair review on a daily basis, it is the accounts of those that have passed away that does weigh the heaviest on Mr. Dix and Dr. Henry, as they often remind everyone, these are not statistics but real people taken from the province from a virus that we have to do our part to control.
"I would like to join Doctor Henry in expressing condolences to the families of the six additional people who have died, as a result of COVID-19 in British Columbia.
We know what kind of day this for the families and we wanted to express our condolences to their family to their care givers to their friends and their communities.
As you know, thirty one people have passed away in British Columbia from COVID-19; 24 in Vancouver Coastal Health and 5 in Fraser Health and 2 now in Island Health.
And in every single case, we know what that means, what it means to us, but especially what it means to their families and their communities.
And so we wanted to express that thought on this very sad day for them to say that every single person ... we sometimes stand up hear and talk up here in terms of statistics and the implications of it ... but we know what it means for every single person, and certainly to us every single person counts -- British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix
From today's review, Dr. Henry made note of 55 new cases over the last 24 hours, making for a total of 1,121 cases in the province.
“Every health region in British Columbia has patients with COVID-19: 525 are in the Vancouver Coastal health region, 386 are in the Fraser Health region, 72 are in the Island Health region, 121 are in the Interior Health region and 17 are in the Northern Health region."
There has also been a new community outbreak in the Interior, with one inmate at a correctional centre diagnosed with COVID-19.
“A new community outbreak of COVID-19 has been detected with an inmate in a correctional centre in the Interior Health region. BC Corrections has implemented response protocols and the inmate has been isolated.
The Provincial Health Services Authority, which is responsible for health care in B.C.’s correctional centres, is working with the Interior public health team to investigate and undertake contact tracing."
There was also some positive news to share today, with 641 British Columbians having recovered and no longer in need of isolation.
Of the current case count, 149 individuals have been hospitalized, with 68 of those requiring intensive care, the remaining number are recovering at home in self-isolation.
Dr. Henry observed as to the string of religious events set to arrive in the next week and how there will remain a need for British Columbians to be vigilant and take the proper precautions and follow the Provincial orders.
“In the coming weeks there will be a number of major religious celebrations on the calendar. Just as we have seen around the world, we call on our faith leaders to postpone all in-person gatherings and use the many tools we have available to connect and celebrate with followers in other ways.
We must stand united and working together, we must follow the orders and precautions we have in place, and we must do all we can protect our province.”
You can review the latest notes from today's Briefing here.
The BC Centre for Disease control has some valuable Coronavirus notes related to COVID-19 you can explore that information here.
Federal Government site
British Columbia Government site
The World Health Organization website also offers up the latest advisories on the global situation.
More from Northern Health can be reviewed here
You can review our archive of past statements and local information here.
Local governments and organizations have also provided for increased awareness of COVID-19 issues, the string of statements that came quickly at the end of the week can be reviewed here.
For notes from across Canada and British Columbia we have been archiving the latest items through our political portal Darcy McGee
Ottawa Observations
Victoria Viewpoints
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