As is now the routine when it comes to information delivery on COVID, Monday provided for a bit of a jolt from the reports of last week; with a collection of data that showed close to three dozen new cases of the coronavirus reported from Friday to today.
“Today, we are providing case updates for three 24-hour reporting periods. In the first reporting period from July 3 to July 4, we had nine new cases. From July 4 to July 5, we had 15 new cases and in the last 24 hours, we have had a further seven new cases.
This represents 31 new cases since we reported on Friday, for a total of 2,978 cases in British Columbia.
There are 166 active cases of COVID-19 in the province and 2,629 people who tested positive have recovered.
Of the total COVID-19 cases, 16 individuals are hospitalized, four of whom are in intensive care. The remaining people with COVID-19 are recovering at home in self-isolation. "
A breakdown of the case reports by Health Authority kept to trends that have been seen for much of the pandemic period to date.
There have been 1,008 cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 1,570 in the Fraser Health region, 132 in the Island Health region, 203 in the Interior Health region and 65 in the Northern Health region, the Northern Health case count a constant level since mid June.
The top health officials in BC also had some unfortunate notes on recent passings to share today.
“There have been six new COVID-19 related deaths over the past three days: four in the Vancouver Coastal Health region and two in the Fraser Health region, for a total of 183 deaths in British Columbia. We offer our condolences to everyone who has lost their loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic."
As the province begins to open up to a larger volume of travellers, Dr. Henry and Minister Dix provided a thumbnail guide to the path ahead and the need for compassionate response through the summer.
“Anyone who is new to British Columbia from elsewhere in Canada, whether coming for work or on vacation, needs to understand that here in B.C. we are keeping our contacts small, maintaining a safe distance from others, using masks when that is challenging to do and always staying away from others if we are feeling ill.
Anyone from outside of Canada who is here for essential travel or returning home is required to follow Canada’s quarantine order to self-isolate for 14 days prior to interacting with others.
While the quarantine order is an important part of Canada’s border protection during COVID-19, we remind all British Columbians that we must show kindness and understanding to those around us.
We have to remember that many Canadians reside elsewhere and are only now returning home or may have returned home in the past few months. Let’s lead by example, assume the best and remember we do not always know everyone’s story.
COVID-19 has created many uncertainties and fear, but we have built a path forward that will keep all of us safe in the weeks and months ahead."
The full report from Monday is available 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
Victoria Viewpoints
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