B.C. announced its 13th case of coronavirus (COVID-19) today as being a woman in her 80s who is in critical condition.
The woman, who recently returned from India and Hong Kong, is in isolation in Vancouver General Hospital.
"She has severe illness and is isolation at (VGH)," said Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s top medical health officer.
"The hospital has been preparing for this and everybody in (there) and workers are safe and being protected."
Yesterday, there were four new cases of coronavirus in B.C., taking the total on Tuesday night to 12.
Three of the Tuesday cases reside in the Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) region, which includes Richmond, and have recently returned from Iran.
Henry made an announcement Tuesday afternoon, just a few hours after revealing a ninth case the same morning.
The 10th case was a man in his 60s, who just travelled back from Iran and is now in isolation in the VCH region.
A small number of close contacts of the man are also in isolation
The 11th case was an adult woman, said Henry, who added there is limited information about her at the moment.
She is also in isolation and also recently travelled back from Iran and is in VCH region.
The 10th and 11th cases have no connection to any previous confirmed coronavirus patients.
The 12th case was a woman in her 30s and is a household contact of case number eight, which was announced Saturday as being a woman in her 60s, who is visiting from Iran.
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