One new case of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 161 in B.C.

63 people are in hospital of who 16 are in ICU. 1,302 cases are active in B.C. and 3,114 people are under active public health monitoring for being exposed to a confirmed case.

There are three new deaths to COVID-19 for a total of 238, one of those deaths is in the Northern Health region.The north now sits at a total of three deaths. There is one additional health care outbreak in Fraser Health, while two have been declared over. In total there are 17 active outbreaks in the health care system. No new community or school outbreaks were announced.

“Despite the uncertainty and stress that has come with this (the pandemic), there is much that is in our control. Take confidence in knowing that always using our layers of protection reduces our risks, helps to break the chains of transmission and keeps the virus under control.”–Joint Statement by, Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s Provincial Health Officer, and Stephen Brown, Deputy Minister of Health

Northern Health saw an increase of 29 new COVID-19 cases this week compared 45 last week. 7,813 people have recovered from COVID-19 in B.C.

Photo Courtesy: Province of British Columbia, Flickr.

by Veronica Beltran

One new case of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 161 in B.C.

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