There are now 10,892 cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in B.C. after health officials announced 158 new cases Wednesday.
Five of these new cases are epi-linked.
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reports that there are 3,941 cases in Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH), 5,697 in Fraser Health, 237 on Vancouver Island, 585 in Interior Health and 343 in Northern Health.
Additionally, there have been 89 cases of COVID-19 in B.C. of people who reside outside of Canada.
There have been no new health-care facility outbreaks. The outbreak at St. Paul’s Hospital has been declared over. In total, 17 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 have been no new COVID-19 related deaths, for a total of 250 deaths in British Columbia.
Of the total COVID-19 cases, 84 individuals are hospitalized, 24 of whom are in intensive care. The remaining people with COVID-19 are recovering at home in self-isolation. As well, 3,608 people are under active public health monitoring as a result of identified exposure to known cases.
There are 1,496 active cases of COVID-19 in the province and 9,112 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.
“One of the best things that we can do to protect ourselves and those around us is to pay close attention to how we are feeling, by doing our own personal health check each day. This is particularly important if we have recently spent time with people outside of our household bubble or 'safe six,'" said Henry.
“If you are at all feeling unwell, be the COVID-19 champion who makes the choice to stay home and stay away from others. If you have any symptoms, contact 811 or your health-care provider to arrange for testing.
“Choosing to do the right thing helps to protect all of us and keep our loved ones, our Elders and our communities safe.”
