Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health hosted the last of their video presentations for the week today, providing for a range of themes for discussion.
“Today, we are reporting 536 new cases, including six epi-linked cases, for a total of 59,608 cases in British Columbia.
There are 4,624 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. There are 362 individuals currently hospitalized with COVID-19, 74 of whom are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.
Currently, 7,303 people are under active public health monitoring as a result of identified exposure to known cases and a further 52,605 people who tested positive have recovered.
There have been seven new COVID-19 related deaths, for a total of 1,038 deaths in British Columbia. We offer our condolences to everyone who has lost their loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic."
Across BC the case reports from each Health Authority for the last 24 hours were as follows: 102 new cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 253 new cases in the Fraser Health region, 21 in the Island Health region, 115 in the Interior Health region, 45 cases of COVID have been reported in the Northern Health region which brings the Northern BC total to 2,696 since January of 2020.
There were no new cases of people in BC with COVID who reside outside of Canada.
As for the roll out of vaccines in BC Dr. Henry observed that “To date, 69,746 people have received a COVID-19 vaccine in B.C."
Dr. Henry also outlined some notes on the arrival of Variants of COVID from the United Kingdom and more recently from South Africa.
These variants have been shown in other countries to spread more easily. This means that if left unchecked, they could quickly cause a surge in cases. This is why it is so important to closely monitor our personal health and follow all public health orders and precautions."
“During this pandemic, our strength as a province has been all of us working together with a common purpose – to do all we can to keep our loved ones, our communities and ourselves safe – and to do that with kindness and compassion, tolerance and understanding.
Today's presentation also took some time to speak to recent concerns over racism related to COVID cases and community measures.
We have far more in common than what separates us when it comes to COVID-19. Each of our experiences may be unique, but we are all susceptible to getting ill from this virus. We all have a choice about our daily activities and how we treat those around us.
Racism and discrimination hurt us all and have no place in our society. The health challenges that come with this virus are difficult enough without also having to face stigma from those around us.
Now is the time for us to speak up and speak out. Using your layers of protection helps to stop the spread of COVID-19. Your individual efforts and actions help to stop racism and discrimination. That needs to start today.
COVID-19 is our shared challenge and one we will only get through by supporting each other. There is an end, and doing the right thing, every day, will ensure we get there sooner.”
You can review more of today's statement 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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