Another day of high COVID case counts and 11 more deaths in British Columbia; as well as the release of the findings from a BC CDC COVID survey

The count of COVID remains in the high triple digits, with British Columbia bringing this week to an end with over 700 new cases and 11 new passings to report in what has been fourteen days of consistently sombre news.

The final update for the week from Doctor Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix also 

“Today, we are reporting 711 new cases of COVID-19, including seven epi-linked cases, for a total of 36,132 cases in British Columbia. 

There are 9,050 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. There are 338 individuals currently hospitalized with COVID-19, 76 of whom are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.

Currently, 10,957 people are under active public health monitoring as a result of identified exposure to known cases and 25,658 people who tested positive have recovered. 

There have been 11 new COVID-19 related deaths, for a total of 492 deaths in British Columbia. We offer our condolences to everyone who has lost their loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic."

Across British Columbia the reports from Health Authorities reflecting the last 24 hours were as follows: 

143 new cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 427 new cases in the Fraser Health region, 10 in the Island Health region, 81 in the Interior Health region, 50 in the Northern Health region which has the Northern Health totals now hovering near the 1,000 mark since the coronavirus arrived in Canada, with the current total listed at 978 cases.

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

The need to remain committed towards slowing the virus made for part of the theme for today's statement, as well as to introduce a new study from the BC Centre for Disease Control which has collected a range of data through a public survey to tell the story of COVID so far.

“We continue to face a significant surge in community transmission and new cases of COVID-19, which means following the provincial health officer’s (PHO) orders and using all our layers of protection is necessary for every person in our province right now. 

The virus is not letting up and neither can we. This weekend, let’s stay small and stay local, so we can slow the spread of the virus in our province. 

We can still be festive, we can still have fun, but let’s ensure it is only with our immediate household. 

Today, the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) released the results of the Your Story, Our Future population health survey on a new SPEAK survey dashboard, funded by the BCCDC Foundation for Public Health. 

The survey was the largest-ever Canadian population health survey, with almost 400,000 British Columbians taking part. 

What the survey dashboard shows us is that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted us all. It also reminds us that each of us can make a difference, and the efforts we make will help us get through this pandemic.”

You can access the COVID-19 survey page here.

 

You can review Friday's update from the Doctor and Health Minister 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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