Another increase in total COVID-19 cases for the day; reminder on need to adapt heading into Fall

An increase in the number cases of COVID made for the focus of the Thursday report with Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix relaying a jump from yesterday's case count, as well as a review of the need to adjust to the new normal and adapt to events as the province moves into the fall.

“Today, we are announcing 139 new cases, for a total of 6,830 cases in British Columbia. 

There are 1,412 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, 3,109 people who are under active public health monitoring as a result of identified exposure to known cases and 5,190 people who tested positive have recovered. 

Currently, 42 individuals are hospitalized with COVID-19, 14 of whom are in intensive care. The remaining people with COVID-19 are recovering at home in self-isolation."

For the provincial breakdown by Health Authority the number cases reported in the province looks as follows: 

2,343 cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 3,551 in the Fraser Health region, 187 in the Island Health region, 462 in the Interior Health region, 203 in the Northern Health region, that making for an increase of 10 over the last 24 hours in the North. 

84 cases of COVID have been recorded in people who reside outside of Canada. 

In addition to some reminders on the start of school protocols, the two public health officials both noted the need to adapt to whatever may be ahead.

“Living with COVID-19 in our communities means finding the balance of protecting ourselves and those around us, and restarting and keeping going with activities that are safe for our communities. 

We have adapted and learned many things to create our new normal, and we’ll continue to learn and adapt as we move forward. We also know what we need to do to keep ourselves and those around us safe, and must now prepare for whatever may lie ahead this fall and winter. 

This is our time to be steady in our actions and ready for what lies ahead."

You can review the full  COVID-19 report for Thursday here.  

The BC Centre for Disease control has some valuable Coronavirus notes related to COVID-19 you can explore that information here.

You can learn more about the outbreak from both the Province and the Federal government from the links below:

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, those past advisories  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

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