27 new cases of COVID province wide and a community outbreak declared on Haida Gwaii the top notes from Friday report

The final update for the week from Doctor Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix hit a little close to home for the Northwest, with today's report making note of a community outbreak of thirteen cases on Haida Gwaii.

That outbreak and a number of other concerning situations made for the focus from today's statement on COVID 19 in British Columbia.

“Today, we are reporting 27 new cases, including one epi-linked case, for a total of 3,419 cases in British Columbia. 

There are 294 active cases of COVID-19 in the province and 2,934 people who tested positive have recovered. 

Of the total COVID-19 cases, 12 individuals are hospitalized, three of whom are in intensive care. The remaining people with COVID-19 are recovering at home in self-isolation." 

For the breakdown of cases province wide, the results to date from the BC health authorities is as follows:

1,057 cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 1,764 in the Fraser Health region, 142 in the Island Health region, 319 in the Interior Health region, 79 in the Northern Health region an increase of two since Thursday's report. 

58 cases of COVID-19 have been recorded by people who reside outside of Canada.

“There has been one new COVID-19 related death, for a total of 191 deaths in British Columbia. We offer our condolences to everyone who has lost their loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

There have been no new health-care facility outbreaks. In total, one long-term care facility and two acute-care facilities have active outbreaks. 

There is one new community outbreak on Haida Gwaii, with 13 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 to date. Of the 13 people who have tested positive, one person has recovered and 12 are active cases. 

At this time cases are all local residents. While the initial source of transmission is still being investigated, the cases are all epidemiologically linked. Some are related residents who had recently travelled off island, and others are from exposure to known cases. 

There also continues to be additional community exposure events throughout the province, including at Fossello’s clothing store in Kelowna. 

A full listing of community exposure events for each health authority is available through the BC Centre for Disease Control, as well as on health authority websites.

Towards keeping COVID in check, the public health officials called on British Columbians to monitor their conditions careful for any symptoms that could possibly develop.

“Public health teams are requesting the assistance of anyone who may have been exposed through community exposure to monitor themselves closely for symptoms, minimize time spent with others and get tested promptly if any symptoms arise.


The full report from Friday 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

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