Friday update notes 25 new cases, one passing from COVID-19

A jump once again in the number of daily cases reported and the sad news of a new death made for the relay of information for Friday, delivered by Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minsiter Adrian Dix by way of an afternoon statement.

“Today, we are announcing 25 new cases, for a total of 3,053 cases in British Columbia.  There are 187 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 2,679 people who tested positive have recovered. 

Of the total COVID-19 cases, 16 individuals are hospitalized, five of whom are in intensive care. The remaining people with COVID-19 are recovering at home in self-isolation." 

For the breakdown province wide, 990 cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 1,610 in the Fraser Health region, 135 in the Island Health region, 202 in the Interior Health region, 65 in the Northern Health region, that number has been consistent for the last month. 

51 cases of COVID have been reported related to people who reside outside of Canada.

 “There has been one new COVID-19 related death in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, for a total of 187 deaths in British Columbia. We offer our condolences to everyone who has lost their loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Friday statement, provided a reminder as to the guiding elements for the summer when it comes to travel and engagement in British Columbia.

“When spending more time with friends and family, whether that is close to home or on vacation elsewhere in the province, we remind all British Columbians to avoid closed spaces, crowds and close contact with others. 

We know that the more layers of protection we use, the safer we will be. Let’s all ‘layer up’ by washing our hands regularly, using barriers, staying a safe distance from others and using a mask when that is challenging. 

The actions you take every day make a difference and will help to protect all of us.”



The full report from Friday 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.

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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