“We are starting to flatten our curve once again”

DR. Bonnie Henry, Provincial Health Officer, and Stephen Brown, Deputy Minister of Health, on Tuesday announced 102 new cases of COVID-19, including one epi-linked case, and the total number of cases stands at 9,841 in British Columbia.

Sadly, there have been two new COVID-19-related deaths. The total number of deaths now stands at 244 deaths in the province.

There are 1,384 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, 3,089 people who are under active public health monitoring as a result of identified exposure to known cases and 8,184 people who tested positive have recovered.

Currently, 71 individuals are hospitalized with COVID-19, 16 of whom are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.

Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 3,612 cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 5,038 in the Fraser Health region, 221 in the Island Health region, 556 in the Interior Health region, 324 in the Northern Health region and 90 cases of people who reside outside of Canada.

There have been no new health-care facility outbreaks. In total, 16 long-term care or assisted-living facilities and three acute-care facilities have active outbreaks.

There have been no new community outbreaks, although there continue to be exposure events around the province. Public alerts and notifications are posted on the BC Centre for Disease Control’s (BCCDC) website, and on all health authorities’ websites.

Henry and Brown pointed out: “People are doing the right thing and, as evidenced by the latest modelling data, individual actions are making a difference for all of us to stay safe and strong in the face of COVID-19.

“Public health measures are a part of our ‘new normal.’ As a result, we are starting to flatten our curve once again.

“There is no question that what we do today directly influences the well-being of our communities tomorrow, so let’s continue to do our part to protect ourselves and each other – each day and every day.

Assisted living, long-term care homes and seniors’ rental buildings with ongoing COVID-19 outbreaks are as follows:

Vancouver Coastal Health

Banfield Pavilion long-term care facility

Haro Park Centre long-term care facility (second occurrence)

Point Grey Private Hospital long-term care facility

Fraser Health

Chartwell Crescent Gardens long-term care facility

Cherington Place long-term care facility

Evergreen Hamlets long-term care facility

George Derby Centre long-term care facility

Harrison West at Elim Village long-term care facility

Kin Village assisted-living facility

Langley Lodge long-term care facility (third occurrence)

Milieu Children and Family Services Society community-living facility

New Vista Care Home long-term care facility

Rideau Retirement Centre independent-living facility

Thornebridge Gardens assisted-living facility

Peace Portal Seniors Village long-term care facility

White Rock Seniors Village long-term care facility