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| Public Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry delivering the Wednesday provincial update today |
The Wednesday update on British Columba's COVID 19 response from Health Minister Adrian Dix and Dr. Bonnie Henry provided for an overview of the reported case count as of today, with 45 new cases bumping the provincial total to 231.
“We are announcing 45 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 231 cases in British Columbia. Of the new cases, 13 are currently hospitalized, seven are in intensive care, five have recovered and the remaining patients are at home in isolation.
Of the new cases, one patient is a resident of the Haro Park Centre, an independent housing, assisted living and long-term care centre in Vancouver. Vancouver Coastal public health and infection control teams are on site."
A chart from the Centre for Disease Control provides the graphics for the Province's advisory of today, which notes that the Northern Health region still only has four cases reported to date.
Today's briefing also called attention to the range of restrictions that have been put in place, as well as the enforcement options available to the Public Health Officer.
“We are reminding British Columbians that there are provincial health officer orders in place restricting travel, mass gatherings and operations of bars and clubs, in addition to requirements for social distancing in restaurants and indefinite suspension of school classes.
The orders are a last measure to protect British Columbians and slow the transmission of COVID-19. While they are temporary, it is extremely important that everyone in our province abide by these orders.
The provincial health officer can and will compel peace officers to enforce orders if that is required, but we believe it is far better to take precautions on a voluntary basis."
Dr. Henry once again reminded the public as to the personal responsibilities of British Columbians.
“We continue to remind people of the three things they can do to help all of us: first, use hand hygiene, second, maintain social or physical distancing, and third, stay at home if you are sick or at high risk for serious illness."
You can can review today's update here.
The BC Centre for Disease control has some valuable Coronavirus notes related to COVID-19 you can explore that information here.
Federal Government site
British Columbia Government site
The World Health Organization website also offers up the latest advisories on the global situation.
More from Northern Health can be reviewed here
You can review our archive of past statements and local information here.
Local governments and organizations have also provided for increased awareness of COVID-19 issues, the string of statements that came quickly at the end of the week can be reviewed here.
For notes from across Canada and British Columbia we have been archiving the latest items through our political portal Darcy McGee
Ottawa Observations
Victoria Viewpoints
For items of interest from Northern Health see our archive page here.
Cross posted from the North Coast Review.
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