There are now 5,372 cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in B.C. after health officials announced 68 new cases Thursday.
Four of these new cases are epi-linked.
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reports that there are 1,737 cases in Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH), 2,818 in Fraser Health, 173 on Vancouver Island, 429 in Interior Health and 137 in Northern Health.
Additionally, there have been 78 cases of COVID-19 in B.C. of people who reside outside of Canada.
There have been no new health-care facility outbreaks. In total, nine long-term care or assisted-living facilities and two acute-care facilities have active outbreaks.
There has been one new community outbreak at a construction site in the Interior Health authority. 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 204 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, 2,810 people are under active public health monitoring as a result of identified exposure to known cases.
There are 906 active cases of COVID-19 in the province and 4,253 people who tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered.
“When health regions issue community exposure alerts, the alerts are specific to the location, date and time of potential exposure. If you or your family may have been exposed, follow the public health advisory. Otherwise, no action is required," said Henry.
“In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is understandable that many people have had increased anxiety and concern for the well-being of their families and themselves.
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