COVID-19's Record breaking Day in British Columbia with 425 cases reported in last 24 hours

425 new cases, a number setting a new record in British Columbian for a 24 hour period was the dominating take away from today's Provincial COVID update from Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix.

The review from the two top Public Health Officials, streamed live across the province, once again highlights the challenges being found in the Fraser Health region of the province which accounted for 268 of today's totals.

“Today, we are reporting 425 new cases, including four epi-linked cases, for a total of 16,560 cases in British Columbia. 

There are 3,389 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, 7,519 people who are under active public health monitoring as a result of identified exposure to known cases and 12,806 people who tested positive have recovered. 

Currently, 97 individuals are hospitalized with COVID-19, 24 of whom are in intensive care. The remaining people with COVID-19 are recovering at home in self-isolation. 

“There have been no new COVID-19 related deaths, for a total of 273 deaths in British Columbia. We offer our condolences to everyone who has lost their loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic." 

Across the province, the Health Authority breakdown of case counts on the day today is as follows:

126 new cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 268 in the Fraser Health region, seven in the Island Health region, 18 in the Interior Health region, six in the Northern Health region making for a total of 438 cases in the North since the coronavirus arrived in BC

There were no new cases of people who reside outside of Canada.

Dr. Henry also spoke to the measures British Columbians can take, with the most successful approach that of the small measures, starting with smaller circles to protect ourselves.

“As we learn more about COVID-19, we have adapted and can continue our daily activities in a safe way, and we will continue to modify our approach as we move forward. 

As cases rise, our greatest impact will be made through the small actions we take each day. Now, fewer faces make for safer spaces. By staying small, we can protect our well-being. 

We need everyone to help slow the spread of the virus by staying local, only spending time with our household or at most, our safe six and by following the safety basics – at work, at school and at home. 

The foundational layers of protection and provincewide orders in place throughout B.C. are our steady guideposts to help chart our path forward. 

If you need some encouragement, look to the many children and teens who have quickly adapted to the protective measures in schools. They have learned how to safely play sports and were also able to dress up and have fun while still being careful last weekend. 

Let’s remember as the days get darker, there is lightness ahead. We will get through the challenges of COVID-19 by all of us doing our part, while staying apart.”

You can review the COVID-19 report for Thursday 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, those past advisories  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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