24 new cases of COVID over 2 days, with three deaths mark the notes from the Thursday Report

The Canada break falling at mid week meant that todays report from Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix, provided for two days of information delivery, which they outlined as follows:

"From June 30 to July 1, we had 15 new cases. In the last 24 hours, we have had a further nine new cases.  This represents 24 new cases since we reported on Tuesday, for a total of 2,940 cases in British Columbia.

There are 160 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 2,603 people who tested positive have recovered. “Of the total COVID-19 cases, 17 individuals are hospitalized, two of whom are in intensive care. The remaining people with COVID-19 are recovering at home in self-isolation."

989 cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 1,553 in the Fraser Health region, 132 in the Island Health region, 201 in the Interior Health region and 65 in the Northern Health region, with July following the lead of June with little change in the Northern region totals.

The Canada Day period provided for three more passings for the officials to report on today.

 “There have been three new COVID-19 related deaths, two in the Vancouver Coastal Health region and one in the Fraser Health region, for a total of 177 deaths in British Columbia. We offer our condolences to everyone who has lost their loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic."

Dr. Henry and Minister Dix also spoke to the concerns over travel in the summer months, making note of the measures in place and how they need to be followed to keep to the progress the province has made on COVID.

“A summer in Phase 3 of BC’s Restart Plan means all of us working together to keep our province safe. Whether you live in B.C., are a visitor from another province or are in Canada for essential travel, we all have to do our part to protect our communities, our Elders and our loved ones. 

Any traveller from outside B.C. needs to understand that we have established clear rules for safe social interactions, which include keeping our bubbles small, maintaining a safe distance from others and staying away from others if you are feeling ill. 

Like all British Columbians, whether a resident or not, if you develop symptoms of COVID-19, isolate yourself immediately and call 811 to arrange to be tested. “We remind anyone coming to British Columbia from outside of Canada that all travellers are required to self-isolate for 14 days prior to interacting with others. 

There can be no half measures or exceptions when it comes to COVID-19. It requires ongoing monitoring, modifying our activities as needed and actively managing any new cases that emerge."

The full report from Thursday is available 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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