Relaying notes on a case count over 1000, with concerns over variants still large and the need to reduce interactions across the province marked by action.
“Today, we are reporting 1,001 new cases, for a total of 123,758 cases in British Columbia.There are 8,842 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, with 12,608 people under public health monitoring as a result of identified exposure to known cases.
A further 113,139 people who tested positive have recovered.
Of the active cases, 486 individuals are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, 160 of whom are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.
There have been four new COVID-19 related deaths, for a total of 1,554 deaths in British Columbia. Our condolences are with the family, friends and caregivers of the people who have died as a result of COVID-19"
Across the Five Health Authority regions, the case count was as follows: 215 new cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 626 new cases in the Fraser Health region, 26 in the Island Health region, 93 in the Interior Health region.
There were 39 new cases recorded in the Northern Health region, which brings the total number of cases of COVID-19 in the North to 6,976 since January of 2020.
The most recent data notes on the spread of variant cases of COVID can be found from the BC CDC website here.
The update on the vaccination program noted that 1,542,066 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines have been administered, 88,663 of which are second doses.
Earlier in the day Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth announced new travel restrictions and notes on enforcement as the province looks to slow down the spread of COVID, by reducing interaction around the province.
The Doctor and Health Minister made note of the announcement as well as part of their statement.
The message remains the same – by staying in our local communities, we will prevent the spread of this virus and move forward together to a time when it is behind us.
With this order, the Province is also working with partners to increase highway signage along the border with Alberta, with BC Ferries to restrict non-essential vehicle passage and with tourism and accommodation industry associations to support operators and businesses in declining bookings from outside of their regional zones.
Now is the time to stay close to home and to get vaccinated as soon as you are eligible, to keep yourself, your family and your community safe.”
The full COVID statement for Friday can be reviewed here.
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| BC CDC data for British ColumBbia for April 23, 2021 |
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| BC CDC data for the Northern Health Region for April 23, 2021 |
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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