‘Like a wildfire, COVID-19 has the potential to rapidly burn out of control,’: 53 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C.

Today’s new cases put B.C. at a total of 3,934 test-positive cases. Currently, there are 386 active cases of the virus in the province, 11 people are in hospital and of those four are in intensive care.

There are no new deaths, the provincial death toll remaining at 195 for another day. One new health-care facility outbreak was reported in the Fraser Health region for a total of six outbreaks in the health-care system.

“Like a wildfire, COVID-19 has the potential to rapidly burn out of control and we need to put out these flare-ups.”–Joint Statement by B.C.’s Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry and B.C. Health Minister, Adrian Dix

Both Dix and Henry are urging British Columbians to keep the firewall against COVID-19 strong. Currently, there are more than 1,500 people across the province who are self-isolating because they have COVID-19 or have had a high-risk exposure to the virus.

“We can make a difference and we know what we need to do, because we have done so already. We are calling on everyone to make COVID-19 safety our way of life – this weekend and every weekend,” reads the statement.

“Now is not the time to relax and let down our guard. Let’s keep our bubbles small, use our layers of protection and give people the space to stay safe.”–Joint Statement by B.C.’s Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry and B.C. Health Minister, Adrian Dix

3,353 people have recovered from COVID-19 in B.C.

Photo Courtesy: Province of British Columbia, Flickr.

by Veronica Beltran

‘Like a wildfire, COVID-19 has the potential to rapidly burn out of control,’: 53 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C.

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