Dr. Bonnie Henry and BC Health Minister Adrian Dix came to their Tuesday COVID briefing with the impressive news of but eight new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours in BC, making for a total of 2,232 cases in British Columbia.
Of the Health regions, 849 cases are in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 1,031 are in the Fraser Health region, 124 are in the Island Health region, 177 are in the Interior Health region and 51 are in the Northern Health region, making for no change from yesterday's numbers in the north.
The positive news of the day however, again came with a reminder of the mourning that has come with the virus, as they noted of four more passings in British Columbia in the last 24 hours.
"We are saddened to report four new COVID-19 related deaths, three in the Fraser Health region and one in Vancouver Coastal Health region, for a total of 121 deaths in British Columbia. We offer our condolences to everyone who has lost their loved ones.
In the last day, there has been one new long-term care facility outbreak at Evergreen House in the Vancouver Coastal Health region and two outbreaks at acute-care units at Ridge Meadows and Richmond Hospitals. In total, 17 facilities and five acute-care units have active outbreaks, with outbreaks now declared over at 17 care facilities."
For those that have suffered from the virus, 1,472 people who had tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered.
Of the total COVID-19 cases, 78 individuals are hospitalized, and 21 of those are in intensive care. The remaining people with COVID-19 are recovering at home in self-isolation.
With any vaccine still thought to be well off into the future, Dr. Henry and Minister Dix reminded British Columbians of the need to hold the line on COVID-19, while we prepare to ease off on some of the restrictions in the province in the weeks and months to come.
“We have put the brakes on COVID-19, but new cases and outbreaks persist. As the modelling has shown, moving too quickly can only cause harm to us all. Our ‘new normal’ practices apply to every person and every situation with no exception. They are our playbook for the weeks and months ahead. "
Included on the list of key elements to be followed:
Staying informed, being prepared and following public health advice;
Practising good hygiene – hand hygiene, avoid touching face and respiratory etiquette;
No exceptions to staying at home and away from others if feeling ill – whether for school, work or socializing;
Maintaining physical distancing outside your household, for example, no hand shaking or hugging, keeping your number of contacts low and keeping a safe distance;
Making necessary contact safer with appropriate controls, e.g., using plexiglass barriers or redesigning spaces;
Increasing cleaning of frequently touched surfaces at home and work;
Considering the use of non-medical masks in situations where physical distancing cannot be maintained, such as on transit or while shopping
Continuing to reduce non-essential personal travel.
“Keep this top of mind in everything you do. They are the guideposts for our path forward."
You can review the full statement for Tuesday 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
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