There are now 2,947 cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in B.C. after health officials announced 13 new cases Friday.
Six cases previously reported have removed from the total, as they were identified as residents of another province and will be reported in their home province. This change is consistent with regular protocol.
Provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry reports that there are 995 cases in Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH), 1,553 in Fraser Health, 132 on Vancouver Island, 202 in Interior Health and 65 in Northern Health.
There have been no new health-care facility outbreaks and the outbreak at Langley Lodge has been declared over. In total, three long-term care or assisted-living facilities and one acute-care facility have active outbreaks. While cases continue to occur in B.C., there are no active community outbreaks.
There have been no new COVID-19 related deaths in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, for a total of 177 deaths in British Columbia.
There are currently 19 people in acute care in hospital and two are in intensive care.
There are 162 active cases of COVID-19 in the province and 2,608 people who tested positive have recovered.
“Following our rules for safe social interactions by keeping a safe physical distance from others, wearing a mask when maintaining distance is a challenge, keeping on top of hand hygiene and always staying home if you are sick will help protect all of us," said Henry.
“Whether you live in B.C., are a visitor from another province or are in Canada for essential travel, we all have to do our part to protect our communities, our Elders and our loved ones.
“Anyone in British Columbia who develops symptoms of COVID-19, whether a resident or not, needs to isolate immediately and call 811 to arrange to get tested.
“We remind anyone coming to British Columbia from outside of Canada that federal quarantine orders require you to complete a self-isolation plan and self-isolate for 14 days prior to interacting with others.
“Remember that we don’t know everyone’s story and we are all working hard to stay safe. Be gracious, be respectful and kind. Together, our actions have flattened the curve and together we can get through this by staying 100% committed to our efforts.”
