142 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., 2 in Northern Health

There are 1,494 active cases in the province in all health authorities. 74 people are in hospital and of those 24 are in ICU. 3,683 people are under active health monitoring for being exposed to a known case of the virus.

There have been no new deaths for a remaining total of 250.

There are no new health care outbreaks, currently 19 are active a total of 921 people have been affected by COVID-19 in the health care system (both residents and health care workers). One new community cluster was identified in the Interior Health region.

“Today we are reporting B.C.’s first confirmed case of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) in a child under the age of five years. The child was under investigation after showing symptoms of the syndrome and was confirmed with MIS-C when a COVID-19 serology test returned positive. The child has fully recovered and is at home.”–Joint Statement by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Deputy Minister of Health, Stephen Brown

An additional 16 children in B.C. have been investigated for possible MIS-C and did not meet the case definition, as none of them have been positive or had links to COVID-19.

“We think, although we are not entirely sure what the cause of it is, both MIS-C and Kawasaki syndrome are associated with inflammatory processes that happen in the body–particularly the blood vessels after a person has been infected with viruses,” said Dr. Henry in her update. The Provincial Health Officer also reminded British Columbians to wash their hands as today (Oct.15) marked International Handwashing Day.

9,257 people have recovered from the virus.

Photo Courtesy: Province of British Columbia, Flickr.

by Veronica Beltran

142 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., 2 in Northern Health

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