By Kate Bouey

21 new BC COVID cases, 4 in IH

Jul 15, 2020 | 4:55 PM

There are 21 new COVID-19 cases in B.C. including four in Interior Health, according to a joint statement from Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry.

Two are epi-linked cases although there is no further information.

“There are 207 active cases of COVID-19 in the province and 2,753 people who tested positive have recovered,” said the statement. “Of the total COVID-19 cases, 14 individuals are hospitalized, five of whom are in intensive care.”

The current numbers show:

1,023 cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Coastal Health region
1,659 in the Fraser Health region
135 in the Island Health region
216 in the Interior Health region
65 in the Northern Health region
51 cases of people who reside outside of Canada.

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There are no new COVID-19 deaths in B.C. and no new outbreaks in care facilities.

“In total, two long-term care or assisted-living facilities and one acute-care facility have active outbreaks.

“There is one active community outbreak, in addition to several community exposure events.

Both Dix and Henry express concern with the increase in new cases in recent days.

“While early on, many of our long-term care and assisted living facilities were impacted, most of the new cases are in the broader community.

“Here in British Columbia, as we spend more time with others, we need to find our balance with COVID-19. We need to minimize the number of cases, manage new cases as they emerge and modify our activities accordingly.

“To do this, we all have to do our part by continuing to use our layers of protection and following our rules for safe social interactions.”

by Kate Bouey

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