B.C. Covid update: 96 new cases

Sep 22, 2020 | 3:50 PM

A slightly lower number of new COVID-19 cases in B.C. today.

“Today, we are announcing 96 new cases, including seven epi-linked cases, for a total of 8,304 cases in British Columbia,” stated a joint statement from Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer, and Stephen Brown, deputy health minister, on Tuesday (Sept. 22).

Three of the new cases are in Interior Health which has 31 active cases and one person in hospital due to COVID-19.

There are 1,465 active cases in the province, 3,314 people who are under active public health monitoring as a result of identified exposure to known cases and 6,589 people who tested positive have recovered.

There are 61 people in hospital, with 22 of those in intensive care.

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There have been no new COVID-19 related deaths, with the total remaining at 227 deaths in B.C.

There has been an outbreak in one unit at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, and there have been no new community outbreaks, although there continue to be community exposure.

“The start of fall is the time for all of us to regroup and reset our COVID-19 routines, and ready ourselves for the colder, wetter months ahead,” said the statement from Henry and Brown. “As we move inside, the activities we choose to do and the layers of protection we use need to be adjusted to ensure we are protecting ourselves, our friends and family – especially those who are most vulnerable to severe illness. “This means spending less time with others outside of our household bubble right now.”

Case counts by health region: