The three day review of COVID-19 provided returns that mirrored much of the same volume of new cases as has bee seen through the month, with cases hovering in the upper 400 to lower 550 numbers per day.
Those were the stats provided by Doctor Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix, with the Fraser Health region once agin making for over half of the case count from the report.
“Today, we are reporting on three periods. From March 12 to 13, we had 555 new cases. From March 13 to 14, we had 491 new cases and in the last 24 hours, we had a further 460 new cases.
This results in a total of 1,506 new cases, including eight epi-linked cases, for a total of 88,373 cases in British Columbia.
There are 4,987 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, with 9,359 people under active public health monitoring as a result of identified exposure to known cases. A further 81,890 people who tested positive have recovered.
Of the active cases, 269 individuals are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, 76 of whom are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.
There have been 10 new COVID-19 related deaths in the last three days, for a total of 1,407 deaths in British Columbia"
Across British Columbia, the case reports over the weekend were as follows by health region: 382 new cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 840 new cases in the Fraser Health region, 75 in the Island Health region, 80 in the Interior Health region,
There were 129 in the Northern Health region, which brings the Northern region total to 5,230 cases since the coronavirus arrived in January of 2020.
Today's report provided for no new cases of COVID reported from people in British Columbia who reside outside of Canada.
As they track the ongoing rise in variant cases today's release noted the following:
“There have been 163 new confirmed COVID-19 cases that are variants of concern in our province over the last three days, for a total of 880 cases. Of the total cases, 195 are active and the remaining people have recovered. This includes 818 cases of the B.1.1.7 (U.K.) variant, 41 cases of the B.1.351 (South Africa) variant and 21 cases of the P.1 (Brazil) variant."
As the vaccination program continues to accelerate, the two health officials noted that to date, 409,103 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in B.C., 87,059 of which are second doses. Starting today, vaccine appointment bookings are open for people over 84, adding one year each day this week for people 80 and older by the end of the week, along with Indigenous people over 65.
Today marked Day Two of the Prince Rupert Community wide COVID-19 clinic, with Northern Health noting on Sunday that they anticipated delivering up to 1300 vaccinations a day from 9AM-9 PM each day.
While the vaccination efforts continue to move forward, Doctor Henry observed on the road ahead and noted that does not mean that we are relaxing some of the key measures currently in place.
“With the majority of our seniors and Elders in care immunized, our mass clinics got underway today.
While the bulk of our available vaccine is focused on our age-based immunization program, we are using the AstraZeneca/SII COVISHIELD vaccine to assist with our community outbreak response – to help break the chains of transmission in communities and worksites that are highest risk.
Earlier today in a statement, we announced how the first deployment of AstraZeneca vaccine would be administered in worksites throughout B.C.
This is a time of hope, as more people get immunized. But it is also time of caution, because the virus continues to circulate in many communities.
That means we need to stay outside and continue with our safety precautions of few faces, open spaces and safety layers in place.
It is also important to note this change does not supersede the restrictions that remain in place at restaurants and bars, which continue to have a limit of no more than six people at a table – indoors or out.
The COVID-19 pandemic is still here and we are still facing headwinds. But we also have lots of momentum to push us forward. Let’s use that momentum to get through this pandemic safely.”
More notes on Monday's provincial report can be reviewed here.
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