3 additional cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 139 in B.C.

Provincially, there are 139 new cases, including seven epi-linked cases of COVID-19. The Province also reporting 40 “historic cases” tested between Aug.11 and Sept.16 for people who did not have personal health numbers

A joint statement by provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister, Adrian Dix says, “all these cases have been previously investigated and managed by Vancouver Coastal Health, but had not been entered into the data system. This brings our total to 7,842 cases in British Columbia.”

There are three additional deaths, for a total of 223. 1,803 cases are active and 3,075 people are under active public health monitoring for being exposed to a known case of the virus. 59 people are in hospital and 20 of those are in ICU. No new health care or community outbreaks were announced. One outbreak in health care has been declared over for a remainder of 15 active outbreaks in B.C.’s health care system.

“We need to push the COVID-19 curve back down and we have the knowledge, the tools and resources to do just that. Always using your layers of protection and choosing to stick with your ‘safe six’ will help all of us this weekend and every weekend ahead.”—Joint statement by provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister, Adrian Dix

The duo attribute the cases we are seeing now to how British Columbians spent their Labour Day long weekend. “No one intends to pass the virus onto friends or family, but it is very easy to do. It can take up to two weeks for symptoms of COVID-19 to develop and in that time, we can inadvertently spread it to others,” reads the statement.

“Let’s choose safe, let’s choose small and let’s choose to protect the people we care about most.” A total of 5,797 people have recovered from COVID-19 in B.C.

Photo Courtesy: Province of British Columbia, Flickr.

3 additional cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 139 in B.C.

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