But it was a follow up on a story from this morning from Health Minister Adrian Dix that dominated the Friday COVID-19 update.
When it came to the review of the COVID information Doctor Henry noted the following.
"There are 178 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 2,444 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the total COVID-19 cases, 11 individuals are hospitalized, six of whom are in intensive care. The remaining people with COVID-19 are recovering at home in self-isolation.
Across the province, the breakdown by Health Authority looks like this 952 cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 1,446 in the Fraser Health region, 130 in the Island Health region, 197 in the Interior Health region, and 65 in the Northern Health region, that has been a consistent number for much of June.
Doctor Henry also observed that there have been no new COVID-19 related deaths for a total of 168 deaths in British Columbia, offering condolences to everyone who has lost their loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Health Minister addressed the significant news of the day, speaking to his comments of Friday morning on reports of alleged racism in the health system.
“We’ve recently been made aware of some serious allegations of racist activities within one or more hospital emergency departments in B.C.
There is no place in our province for racism of any kind. Not on our streets, at work, at school and not in our health-care system. “An investigation has been launched, and we are committed to work on next steps required to ensure everyone in our health-care system receives respectful and culturally safe care.
Our province has worked together to respond to COVID-19 as one, and the benefit is clear. We have said we must be 100% committed to flattening the COVID-19 curve, and we must do the same when it comes to addressing racism.
On June 21, as we honour Canada’s Indigenous peoples and celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day, as well as Father’s Day, let’s use this same momentum to stand against intolerance. Let’s celebrate the incredible diversity within our province and how this enriches us all.
If you choose to come to together with loved ones and friends, take the necessary precautions to do so safely, with kindness, compassion and tolerance.”
The full COVID update for the day can be reviewed 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
Cross posted from the North Coast Review.
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