B.C. is preparing for rapid test distribution to the public, starting first with seniors and depending on availability. Details on this plan will be outlined during next week’s media briefing, the Ministry of Health announced on Friday.
B.C. is reporting 692 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 343,631 cases in the province.
The new cases include:
* Fraser Health: 157
* Vancouver Coastal Health: 75
* Interior Health: 217
* Northern Health: 138
* Island Health: 105
* People who reside outside of Canada: zero
There are 733 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 and 113 are in intensive care.
In the past 24 hours, five new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 2,786.
The new deaths include:
* Fraser Health: three
* Vancouver Coastal Health: one
* Island Health: one
There have been two new health-care facility outbreaks at Langley Memorial Hospital and Menno Home (Fraser Health).
The outbreak at Queen’s Park Care Centre (Fraser Health) has been declared over.
There is a total of 33 facilities with ongoing outbreaks, including:
* long-term care:
– Good Samaritan Delta View Care Centre, and Menno Home (Fraser Health)
– Pinegrove Care Centre, Poplar Ridge, Noric House, Glenmore Lodge, Trinity Care Centre, Ponderosa, Castleview Care Centre, Overlander Residential Care, Mountainview Village, and Three Links Manor (Interior Health)
– Wexford Creek, Sidney Care Home, Eden Gardens, Kiwanis Village Lodge, Salvation Army Sunset Lodge, Sunset Lodge, Amica on the Gorge, Tsawaayuus Rainbow Gardens, Berwick on The Lake, Chemainus Health Care Centre, Selkirk Seniors Village, Sunridge Place, Nanaimo Seniors Village, Sluggett House, Glacier View Lodge, Rest Haven Lodge, Sidney All Care and The Heights at Mt. View (Island Health)
* acute care:
– Burnaby Hospital, and Langley Memorial Hospital (Fraser Health); and
– Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (Island Health)
* assisted or independent living:
– none
