Wednesday, June 24, 2020

14 new cases of COVID reported for Wednesday, BC's Phase three launch announced

The midweek report from Doctor Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix made note of 14 new cases of COVID-19 recorded today, for a total of 2,849 cases in British Columbia.

 “There are 162 active cases of COVID-19 in the province and 2,516 people who tested positive have recovered.  Of the total COVID-19 cases, 14 individuals are hospitalized, seven of whom are in intensive care. The remaining people with COVID-19 are recovering at home in self-isolation."

Towards the province wide breakdown 963 cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 1,491 in the Fraser Health region, 131 in the Island Health region, 199 in the Interior Health region and 65 in the Northern Health region, the Northern Health mark one that has remained the same for over two weeks. 

The two provincial health officials also advised of one more passing from COVID.

 “There has been one new COVID-19 related death in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, for a total of 171 deaths in British Columbia. We offer our condolences to everyone who has lost their loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic.

With the Province of British Columbia moving into Phase three of the Restart BC plan today, travel opportunities will increase and towards that Dr. Henry and Minister Dix offered the following advice.

“No matter where we may be this summer, remember that COVID-19 is still with us. So let’s make sure we travel respectfully, by using our travel manners, planning ahead, being prepared and maintaining safe social interactions. 

Before you go, do your research. Check in with the community to understand if it is welcoming visitors and what services are available and what may still be closed. Take your provisions with you if needed, and while away, take the same safety precautions you have been doing at home. 

For the visitors who come to our province from elsewhere in Canada, let’s show them how we are staying vigilant, being respectful of those around us and doing all we can protect our communities, our Elders and our loved ones."

The full report for Wednesday can be reviewed 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

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