B.C. Covid update: 33 new cases; one more death

May 1, 2020 | 3:31 PM

British Columbia continues to see limited numbers of new Covid-19 cases, with an increase of 33 since Thursday.

That includes four new cases in Interior Health (174 total), and brings the provincial tally to 2,145.

There is one new death in the Fraser Health region for a total of 112.

As far as community outbreaks, there’s now 89 cases tied to a pair of poultry processing facilities in the Lower Mainland, slightly lower than Thursday to correct a reporting error from United Poultry in Vancouver.

There is now 15 cases connected to the Kearl Lake plant near Fort McMurray, Alberta which had workers from B.C.

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There are now 133 inmates and staff confirmed positive at the Mission Institution federal correctional centre.

As for the health regions, there are 823 cases in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 978 in Fraser Health, 121 in Island Health, 174 in Interior Health and 49 in Northern Health.

“In the last day, there have been no new long-term care or assisted-living facility outbreaks. In total, 21 facilities and three acute-care units have active outbreaks, with outbreaks now declared over at 12 care facilities,” said a statement from the B.C. Ministry of Health which did not hold a media news conference Friday.

To date, 1,357 people who had tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered.

Seventy-nine people are hospitalized, and 24 of those are in intensive care. The remaining people with COVID-19 are recovering at home in self-isolation.

“Today is National Physicians Day, as well as the start of National Medical Laboratory Week. It is an opportunity for all of us to recognize the dedication and contributions of our physicians, our medical laboratory professionals and all our other health-care workers, the people whose responsibility it is to care for all of us,” said Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer.

“Let’s honour and protect them by doing all we can to continue to flatten the curve. When we are outside this weekend, think of them and always keep a safe physical distance from those around you. Be 100 per cent committed to keeping our firewall strong.”

by Pete McIntyre

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