The first results of new cases of COVID following the introduction of new travel restrictions were relayed at an information session hosted by Doctor Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix this afternoon.
With the two top public health officials noting of nearly 2500 new cases over the weekend, well more than half of them recorded in the Fraser Health Authority.
“Today, we are reporting on three periods: from April 23 to 24, we had 881 new cases, from April 24 to 25, we had 847 new cases and in the last 24 hours, we had a further 763 new cases.
This results in 2,491 new cases over these periods, for a total of 126,249 cases in British Columbia.
There are 8,199 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, with 12,340 people under public health monitoring as a result of identified exposure to known cases. A further 116,241 people who tested positive have recovered.
Of the active cases, 484 individuals are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, 158 of whom are in intensive care.
The remaining people with COVID-19 are recovering at home in self-isolation.
There have been 17 new COVID-19 related deaths, for a total of 1,571 deaths in British Columbia. Our condolences are with the family, friends and caregivers of the people who have died as a result of COVID-19."
Across the province, the five Health Care Authority's reported the following case counts of COVID since Friday: 466 new cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 1,632 new cases in the Fraser Health region, 82 in the Island Health region, 206 in the Interior Health region,
There were 104 new cases of COVID reported in the Northern Health region, that brings the total of COVID cases in the Northern Health Region to 7,080 since January 2020.
There was one new case of Covid reported in British Columbia from a person who resides outside of Canada.
Towards the provincial vaccination program Doctor Henry noted that 1,635,372 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in B.C., 89,035 of which are second doses.
With new travel restrictions in place, Dr. Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix reinforced the need to stay local through the immediate period ahead of the May Long weekend.
“We all need to stay within our local community and not travelling for recreation or vacation between or within the three regional zones set out in the non-essential travel order.
Any travel to another community for anything that is not essential puts you, your family and the communities you are visiting at risk.
Communities – especially smaller communities with limited health-care services – are asking for your support and assistance to slow the spread of COVID-19 by staying away, even if it is to go to a second home.
Let’s stay close to home and follow all the provincial health and public safety orders all the time. Let’s always use our safety layers and get vaccinated as soon as we are eligible. This is what will help us reduce the burden on our health-care system and get us closer to a better summer.”
The full COVID statement for Monday
can be reviewed here.
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| BC CDC data for British Columbia for April 26, 2021 |
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| BC CDC data for the Northern Health Region for April 26, 2021 |
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