The last COVID-19 report of the week offered up a slight reduction of the anxiety of the last few days, though the numbers revealed by Doctor Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix of 832 new cases for the day, still highlighted the accelerated pace of the virus across the province.
Towards those numbers, the two health officials noted of the current challenges and their optimism for the vaccination program ahead, providing supplies remain on track, that should deliver the first COVID-19 vaccine to all British Columbians by the end of June.
“Today, we are reporting 832 new cases, for a total of 100,880 cases in British Columbia.
There are 7,571 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, with 11,608 people under public health monitoring as a result of identified exposure to known cases. A further 91,732 people who tested positive have recovered. Please note, these numbers are provisional due to a delayed data refresh and will be verified once confirmed.
Of the active cases, 296 individuals are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, 79 of whom are in intensive care. The remaining people with COVID-19 are recovering at home in self-isolation.
There have been five new COVID-19 related deaths, for a total of 1,463 deaths in British Columbia."
Across the province, the regional Health Authorities relayed the following data on the day: 310 new cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 388 new cases in the Fraser Health region, 53 in the Island Health region, 42 in the Interior Health region.
There were 39 cases of COVID-19 reported in the Northern Health region today, which puts the Year to Date total number of cases at 6,043 since January of 2020.
Health Officials reported no new cases of COVID for people in British Columbia, who reside outside of Canada.
The Variants watch for the day looks as follows: 90 new confirmed COVID-19 cases that are variants of concern in our province, for a total of 2,643 cases. Of the total cases, 192 are active and the remaining people have recovered. This includes 2,214 cases of the B.1.1.7 (U.K.) variant, 50 cases of the B.1.351 (South Africa) variant and 379 cases of the P.1 (Brazil) variant.
The provincial vaccination program was a key element of today's presentation as well, with Doctor Henry noting that to date, 787,549 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca-SII COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in B.C., 87,394 of which are second doses.
Health Minister Adrian Dix called attention that the current level of COVID cases is putting a particular strain on health authorities in Fraser Health and Northern Health.
Today's update also focused on the weekend ahead and what British Columbians should keep in mind as they plan for the four day break that many will enjoy this holiday period.
“We all need to ensure we are socializing safely. If you choose to spend time with anyone other than your immediate household, it must be outside. You also need to ensure you are giving enough space to others, staying away if you are feeling at all unwell, and staying with the same group of people.
Travel between communities – beyond what you would do for a day trip – remains high risk for all of us. This is not the time for leisure or vacation travel, or a vacation rental in another community. Rather, this weekend, explore your local region instead.
We all have the same ability to spread the COVID-19 virus and we all have the same ability to slow the spread. Staying small, staying outside and local will help us to bend our curve down and stay safe.”
Much of today's presentation focus on elements related to the vaccines available to British Columbians, with Doctor Henry using much of the first forty five minutes today to review the province's vaccination protocols and update the public on the state of supply and how we all move forward.
View the video at the top of this article for the full overview.
Further notes on Thursday's report can be reviewed here.
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| BC CDC Data for BC For April 1 2021 |
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| BC CDC Data for Northern Health Region for April 1 2021 |
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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