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By Veronica Beltran

COVID Update

Six new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 41 in B.C.

Jul 29, 2020 | 4:09 PM

VICTORIA–41 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., and six of those are in the Northern Health Region.

The six additional cases are on Haida Gwaii, where last week an outbreak was declared. There is now a total of 20 test-positive cases on Haida Gwaii; the north is now sitting at 86 test-positive cases of COVID-19.

Cases by Health Region:

• Vancouver Coastal Health: 1,071
• Fraser Health: 1,846
• Vancouver Island Health: 143
• Interior Health: 356
• Northern Health: 86
• People who reside outside of Canada: 60

The additional cases bring B.C.’s total of test-positive cases to 3,562, which includes a data correction from yesterday. 259 of those are active cases across the province.

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“There have been no new health-care facility outbreaks and the outbreak at St. Paul’s Hospital neonatal intensive care unit has now been declared over. In total, one long-term care facility and one acute-care facility have active outbreaks.”–Joint statement by Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry and B.C. Health Minister, Adrian Dix

“There continues to be additional community exposure events throughout the province. An alert has been issued for Liquid Zoo in Kelowna. Anyone who may have been at the night club from July 15 to 18 is asked to monitor themselves closely, limit their contact with others and contact 811 to get tested, if symptoms develop,” read the statement. A full list of community exposure events can be found on the BCCDC and health authority websites.

Both Dix and Henry are reminding British Columbians to “play safe and stay safe” this long weekend in order to protect our communities from COVID-19.

Photo Courtesy: Province of British Columbia, Flickr.