Monday COVID report serves as preliminary to Virtual Town Hall hosted by Health Minister Dix and Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry

Monday's provincial COVID-19 report, took note of the accumulated totals of new cases recored since the last report of Saturday

In the first reporting period through May 10, BC had nine new cases. In the last 24 hours, wthe province recorded a further 14 new cases.

That makes for a two day total of 23 new cases since the Saturday report, for a total of 2,353 cases in British Columbia.

As of today, there are 504 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 1,719 people who tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered.

Of the total COVID-19 cases, 66 individuals are hospitalized, 18 of whom are in intensive care. The remaining people with COVID-19 are recovering at home in self-isolation.

For the breakdown by Health Authority the results are as follows:  873 cases are listed in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 1,118 in the Fraser Health region, 125 in the Island Health region, 180 in the Interior Health region and 57 in the Northern Health region, that an increase of one from Saturday.


Dr Henry and Minister Dix also announced one more passing fro COVID-19 over the weekend.

"We are saddened to report one new COVID-19 related death in the Fraser Health region, for a total of 130 deaths in British Columbia. We offer our condolences to everyone who has lost their loved ones."

They also noted that in the last two days, there have been no new long-term care or assisted-living facility outbreaks. In total, 15 facilities and five acute-care units have active cases.

They also updated notes on a recent outbreak that has now been contained and declared over.

“We are pleased to announce that the outbreak at Bylands Nursery is now declared over."

The Doctor and Minister also reviewed the path ahead, with Phase Two of the BC Restart program set to launch following the Victoria Day May Long weekend.


“Next week will be the beginning of Phase 2. Being patient and calm must be top-of-mind right now. A steady stream will be far more effective than a rushing river that can cause damage along the way. 

Whether an individual or business, we encourage everyone to take the time you need to think about how you are going to adapt your activities to the new ways of operating in our province. 

We need to strike the right balance with the easing of restrictions to ensure the go-forward approach is safe, practical and sustainable for the long term. 

When you reopen your business, do what is right for your business to protect yourself, your employees and your customers. 

We urge everyone to show kindness to your favourite store or hair salon owner as they adapt their business. While it may take longer, a thoughtful and measured approach will keep you safer. 

We can safely restart our province with everyone working together, supporting each other with patience and care. It is in our hands to make that happen."

The Health Minister and Provincial Health Officer also hosted an on line Virtual Town Hall on COVID-19 on Monday evening, you can review that event below:




You can review the Monday update 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.

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