There are now 2,940 cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in B.C. after health officials announced 24 new cases Thursday.
There were 15 new cases from Tuesday to Wednesday, and there were nine new cases from Wednesday to Thursday.
Provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry reports that there are 989 cases in Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH), 1,553 in Fraser Health, 132 on Vancouver Island, 201 in Interior Health and 65 in Northern Health.
There have been no new health-care facility outbreaks. In total, four long-term care or assisted-living facilities and one acute care facility have active outbreaks.
There have been no new community outbreaks.
Health officials say a number of people who attended Brandi's Exotic Show Lounge in recent days have since tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
People who were at the lounge between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m. from June 21-24, as well as the hours between midnight and 3 a.m. on June 25, are asked to self-monitor for symptoms for 14 days, it says as long as people remain healthy and do not develop symptoms, there is no need to self-isolate, meaning they can continue with their usual daily activities.
There have been three new COVID-19 related deaths in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, for a total of 177 deaths in British Columbia.
There are currently 17 people in acute care in hospital and two are in intensive care.
There are 160 active cases of COVID-19 in the province and 2,603 people who tested positive have recovered.
On Tuesday, health officials announced that long-term care facilities and seniors assisted-living residences can now begin allowing visitors.
“British Columbians have flattened the curve, single-site staffing is in place and facilities have been given the additional resources to safely allow for seniors and Elders who have been separated from their loved ones to connect once again," said Henry.
“Like many other areas within our province, with safety plans and precautions in place, we can now slowly and thoughtfully move forward."
Live conference more to come..
- With files from the Canadian Press.
