There are now 2,669 cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in B.C. after health officials announced 10 new cases Tuesday.
There were 9 new cases as well as one new epidemiologically linked case.
Provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry reports that there are 908 cases in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»Coastal Health (VCH), 1,307 in Fraser Health, 130 on Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»Island, 195 in Interior Health and 66 in Northern Health.
There have been no new outbreaks in long-term care facilities or any new cases in the active outbreaks. In total, four long-term care or assisted-living facilities have active outbreaks.
While there are still a number of active community outbreaks, Henry said yesterday that the outbreaks at Fraser Valley Specialty Poultry and Superior Poultry have now been declared over.
There have been no new deaths.
There are currently 16 people in acute care in hospital and 4 are in intensive care.
There are 183 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 2,319 people who tested positive have recovered.
“The global case count continues to rise and many regions are facing a resurgence in cases. Just yesterday was the highest single day for new cases globally. This is concerning for all of us," said Henry.
“COVID-19 has clearly shown us that we are all connected; the virus recognizes no borders.
“We need to watch closely what is happening globally and in B.C., and we need to do all we can to protect our communities and our province.
“Here in B.C., our path forward is to minimize, manage and modify: minimize the number of new cases and close contacts, manage clusters and outbreaks with rapid contact tracing by public health teams and, as needed, modify the measures we are all following.
“To do this, continue to assess your risks with every step and take precautions to protect yourself and those around you, whether at work, at home or while travelling. Without exception, always stay home when ill and no matter where you are, continue to follow the rules for safe social interactions with fewer faces and bigger spaces.
“Let’s protect our province by protecting each other, and let’s do this by being thoughtful and understanding in our actions.”
