No new deaths, 30 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C.

Today’s announced cases bring B.C.’s total of test positive cases to 3,328; 266 of those cases are active cases. There is a data correction in the overall number of total and active cases.

No new deaths were announced meaning that British Columbia remains at 189 deaths.

No new health-care facility outbreaks were announced, and there are currently three active outbreaks in the health-care system. There are several community exposure events and one active community outbreak.

“As we have seen in many other places, a few missteps can quickly result is a significant resurgence in new cases of COVID-19.”—Joint statement by Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister, Adrian Dix

According to both Dix and Henry, we are no longer flattening the curve, instead it’s trending upwards “we need to bend our curve back down to where it belongs,” read the statement.

The new cases are a result of community transmission from an increase in social interactions so far this summer. While the duo both say the spike in numbers is concerning, they highlight the fact that it is reversible.

“We are in a very different place than where we were in March, and everyone in B.C. has proven that we know what it takes to flatten our curve and make sure our communities stay safe.”—Joint statement by Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister, Adrian Dix

Both Henry and Dix stress that transmission can be prevented by seeing fewer people and “only spending time with people we know, keeping a safe distance from others and using a maks when that is difficult.”

The statement notes that British Columbians need to pay attention to where they go and who they see in order to support contact tracing efforts. Anyone feeling ill is once again reminded to stay home.

Photo Courtesy: Province of British Columbia, Flickr.

by Veronica Beltran

No new deaths, 30 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C.

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