Third highest number of new Covid cases in B.C.

Aug 12, 2020 | 3:54 PM

Another rise in the daily Covid-19 case count for B.C.

The province has announced 85 new cases with most of those in the Vancouver and Fraser Health regions, the third highest daily number of new cases.

There is one new case in Interior Health, two in Island Health, four in Northern Health and one more of people who live outside Canada.

“Today we are reporting the third highest number of new cases we have seen in a day since the pandemic began,” said a statement from Adrian Dix, Health Minister, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer. “The majority of these cases are young people in the Lower Mainland and their exposures have been at events in the community. The cases we are seeing today reflect exposures from a week to 10 days ago. A significant number of cases are also linked to travel from out of province.”

There are 531 active cases in the province and 3,469 people who tested positive have recovered.

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Eight individuals are hospitalized with Covid-19, five of whom are in intensive care.

There has been one new Covid-related death, for a total of 196 deaths.

There have been no new health-care facility outbreaks in the region. In total, seven long-term care or assisted-living facilities and one acute-care facility have active outbreaks.

There are no new community outbreaks but there continue to be community exposure events everywhere in the province and on flights into and out of British Columbia.

Alerts are posted on the BC Centre for Disease Control’s website, as well as on health authorities’ websites, providing details on where the potential exposure occurred and what actions to take – whether you need to immediately self-isolate or monitor for symptoms.

“We need to refocus on measures to flatten the curve of infection and protect British Columbians as we help our province recover. One of the most effective ways to keep people safe is through contact tracing, which starts with each person who has tested positive for COVID-19 understanding who their contacts may be to provide appropriate follow up and stop further transmission,” said the statement.

To allow for more contact tracing, the province is hiring 500 new health professionals.

“We are watching the cases climb, which is concerning. We need everyone to recommit to using the skills we’ve learned. Keep gatherings small, have a designated ‘contact keeper,’ limit time with others, maintain physical distance and always stay home if you’re feeling unwell,” said the statement from Henry and Dix.

Case counts by health region: