B.C. continues to record no new COVID-19 deaths daily while rising to 2,680 test-confirmed cases according to the latest update from Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix.
In a written statement today (June 10), Henry says 12 new cases have appeared in the past 24 hours.
In Northern Health, there have been no new cases recorded which keeps the total at 66.
There are 911 cases in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 1,378 in the Fraser Health region, 130 in the Island Health region and 195 in the Interior Health region.
Henry says there has been one new outbreak at Holy Family Hospital, a long-term care facility in Vancouver. Five long-term care or assisted-living facilities continue to have active outbreaks.
-No new deaths in past day total 167
— Jess Balzer (@jessicajbalzer) June 10, 2020
-185 active cases
-12 hospitalized in B.C.
-4 in ICU
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Officials add through active surveillance and testing, there have been two community clusters of COVID-19 associated with large family connections.
"This tells us that our public health teams are quickly identifying new cases," the statement reads. "It also tells us that while our overall provincial cases may be low, COVID-19 is active and spreading in our communities.
“When you bring households together, regardless of how many people that may include, everyone brings their own risk with them and the potential for spreading COVID-19 increases."
Henry also emphasized the importance of understanding that although you are asymptomatic, that isn't a 'passport' to increase social circles.
“A COVID-19 test when you are asymptomatic is ineffective and is not your passport to increase your social circle," the statement concludes. "Following all of the rules for safe physical distancing and wearing a cloth mask when you can’t keep those distances is.
“Monitor, manage and modify are going to be the keys to managing COVID-19, by keeping our communities safe and protecting the ones we care for most.”
Earlier today, Premier John Horgan announced that the government and Dr. Henry have approved Vancouver being a hub-city for NHL games if the city is chosen to host.
Horgan said Vancouver has a lot to offer the NHL and its players, adding that hosting the NHL would benefits the city's hotels and other services that have suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Henry has approved a plan to slightly modify the 14-day quarantine rule for NHL players, that would still see them forced to quarantine for 14 days after crossing the border, but allow players' "bubble" to include their entire team.
#BREAKING: @jjhorgan says Dr. Bonnie Henry has approved #Vancouver being a hub city for #NHL games #Canucks #COVID19
— Jess Balzer (@jessicajbalzer) June 10, 2020
This would allow players to move to Vancouver once the games begin, stay as a team at a hotel, and shuttle to and from Rogers Arena in the same bus, all while being separated from the greater public during that 14-day quarantine period.
Horgan and Dr. Henry have now written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to encourage him to approve the modification to the federal 14-day quarantine rule, but the decision on where to hold the remaining 2019/2020 games ultimately lies with the NHL.
The NHL rejected a proposal from B.C. that would see NHL games played in numerous smaller cities across the province including Prince George being one of the possible landing spots.
The hub-city model would see one city host Eastern Conference games, while another would host Western Conference games. No spectators would allowed inside the arena.
- with files from Castanet
