Northern Health remains at 80 test-positive cases of COVID-19, B.C. adds 23 more

Today’s (July 28) new cases bring B.C.’s total of test-positive cases to 3,523, with 253 of those deemed active.

There was one new death over the past 24 hours in the Vancouver Coastal Health region bringing the Province’s death toll to 194. There are no new community or health-care outbreaks

“There continues to be additional community exposure events throughout the province. A full listing of community exposure events for each health authority is available through the BC Centre for Disease Control, as well as on health-authority websites.”–Joint statement by Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C. Provincial Health Officer (POH), and Adrian Dix, B.C. Health Minister

As we head into the B.C. Day long weekend B.C.’s Health Minister and POH are asking British Columbians to stay in small groups, and maintain safe distances. The two also reminding British Columbians of the amended Order which was announced yesterday (July 27) by Dr. Henry in which British Columbians are allowed a maximum of five people at a vacation rental accommodation and must take down contact information in order to be able to contact trace in case of an outbreak.

Photo Courtesy: Province of British Columbia, Flickr.

by Veronica Beltran

Northern Health remains at 80 test-positive cases of COVID-19, B.C. adds 23 more

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