There are now 6,162 cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in B.C. after health officials announced 121 new cases Friday.
Five of these new cases are epi-linked.
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reports that there are 2,077 cases in Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH), 3,201 in Fraser Health, 180 on Vancouver Island, 451 in Interior Health and 174 in Northern Health.
Additionally, there have been 79 cases of COVID-19 in B.C. of people who reside outside of Canada.
There has been one new assisted-living facility outbreak at KinVillage in the Fraser Health region. In total, 10 long-term care or assisted-living facilities and two acute-care facilities have active outbreaks
There have been no new community outbreaks. However, there continue to be community exposure events at other locations and on flights into and out of the province.
There has been one new COVID-19 related death, for a total of 211 deaths in British Columbia.
Of the total COVID-19 cases, 31 individuals are hospitalized, 12 of whom are in intensive care. The remaining people with COVID-19 are recovering at home in self-isolation. As well, 2,792 people are under active public health monitoring as a result of identified exposure to known cases.
There are 1,233 active cases of COVID-19 in the province and 4,706 people who tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered.
Alerts are posted on the BC Centre for Disease Control’s (BCCDC) website, as well as on health authorities’ websites, providing details on where the potential exposure occurred and what actions to take – whether you need to self-isolate or monitor for symptoms.
“COVID-19 continues to affect our province and this long weekend is no different. Whether you’re celebrating the Canucks game tonight or meeting friends for a barbecue or camping, let’s make it a safe, small-group long weekend," said Henry.
“Get outside this weekend and enjoy your time with friends and family and outdoor activities, while protecting the more vulnerable around you.
“We must maintain a very careful balance between fun and caution this long weekend and onwards to the fall.
“Remember, we have a playbook to guide our good times on weekends to keep things fun and safe, and we can’t let our end goal out of sight: keeping COVID-19 low and slow. Your actions this weekend and every day make a difference.
“We have the tools and we can make the right choices. To be successful in this next phase, we need to step back to safely move forward. So let’s all make choices that will keep our communities, our Elders, our loved-ones and ourselves safe.”
