There are now 5,242 cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in B.C. after health officials announced 58 new cases Tuesday.
One of these new cases is epi-linked.
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reports that there are 1,683 cases in Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH), 2,762 in Fraser Health, 168 on Vancouver Island, 425 in Interior Health and 128 in Northern Health.
Additionally, there have been 76 cases of COVID-19 in B.C. of people who reside outside of Canada.
There have been two new health-care facility outbreaks, one at Bear Creek Villa and one at Langley Memorial Hospital, both located 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, and the outbreak at Fraser Valley Packers has been declared over. However, there continue to be community exposure events and on flights into and out of British Columbia.
There are no new community outbreaks, and the outbreak at Fraser Valley Packers Inc. is now over. 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 202 deaths in British Columbia.
Of the total COVID-19 cases, 22 individuals are hospitalized, seven of whom are in intensive care. The remaining people with COVID-19 are recovering at home in self-isolation. As well, 2,675 people are under active public health monitoring as a result of identified exposure to known cases.
There are 925 active cases of COVID-19 in the province and 4,114 people who tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered.
“We know that COVID-19 is going to be with us for many months to come. As a result, unlike other viruses that have a vaccine, our focus is to keep new cases low and slow, and quickly contain new outbreaks as they occur," said Henry.
“Our recent daily cases are higher than many of us are comfortable with, so let’s continue to do our part every moment of every day and keep COVID-19 where it needs to be.
“While we would all like to get to zero, we need to rather focus on prevention, detection and rapid response.
“Many people have lost fathers and mothers, sons and daughters directly to the illness. For others, as evidenced by the latest BC Coroner’s Service report on illicit drug deaths, an existing crisis has worsened as a result of the pandemic. Our thoughts and condolences also go out to the families and communities of the 175 people we lost to the toxic street drug supply in July.
“We know where the risks are and who is most vulnerable, which means we can put the right precautions in place based on the location, risk of transmission and potential severity of illness.
“We have adapted our personal activities and our businesses, because we now understand what we need to do to keep ourselves and those around us safe.
“Let’s stay committed to doing our part, to care and protect our most vulnerable and show kindness and compassion to everyone.”
