Tuesday COVID report relays 46 new cases for the day, with four new reports for Northern Health region

British Columbia continues to average about 40 new reported cases of COVID, with the Tuesday report closing in on the fifty case per day count. 

In their statement issued earlier this afternoon, Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix relayed the latest results for the province and its five health authorities

“Today, we are announcing 46 new cases, for a total of 4,111 cases in British Columbia. 

There are 472 active cases of COVID-19 in the province and 3,444 people who tested positive have recovered. “Currently, eight people are hospitalized with COVID-19, five of whom are in intensive care. The remaining people with COVID-19 are recovering at home in self-isolation." 

1,232 cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 2,167 in the Fraser Health region, 148 in the Island Health region, 393 in the Interior Health region, 100 in the Northern Health region, an increase of four from yesterday.

71 cases of COVID were reported for people who reside outside of Canada. 

 “There have been no new COVID-19 related deaths, for a total of 195 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 the region. In total, seven long-term care or assisted living facilities and one acute care facility have active outbreaks. 

There are no new community outbreaks. The Krazy Cherry Fruit. Co. outbreak in the Interior Health region has been declared over. However, there continue to be community exposure events; including ones in Vancouver Coastal Health and Interior Health, and on flights into and out of British Columbia."

The two top public health officials also looked ahead to the fall and what British Columbia can learn from other jurisdictions.

 

“Remember, we can all help public health teams in contact tracing by using the skills we have learned: Keep gatherings small, have a designated ‘contact keeper,’ limit time with others, maintain physical distance, and always stay home if you’re feeling unwell. 

What we do each day protects us, our families and friends and our communities. Let’s continue to work together to bend the curve not the rules.”

For the full statement from Tuesday see the report 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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