B.C. has now gone six straight days with zero new COVID-19 related deaths after the latest update from Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Minister of Health Adrian Dix this afternoon (June 18).
Officials announced eight new cases have been discovered in the past 24 hours at today's briefing, bringing the total number of cases to 2,783.
In Northern Health, there have been no new positive cases, which keeps the total at 65.
-No new deaths in past day total 168
— Jess Balzer (@jessicajbalzer) June 18, 2020
-190 active cases
-10 hospitalized in B.C.
-5 in ICU
-2,425 fully recovered#COVIDー19 #COVID19BC #drbonniehenry #BC #virus #update #coronavirus #northernhealth #bcpoli #BCCDC@PGMatters @CDCofBC
There are 64 recoveries in the region, along with no deaths and no hospital admissions at this time.
There have been 950 recorded cases in Vancouver Coastal Health, 1,441 in Fraser Health, 130 in Island Health and 197 in the Interior Health region.
The number of fatalities stays at 168 since the pandemic struck B.C.
Of the number of provincial cases, there are 190 active, which also includes 10 people being treated in hospital and five in intensive care. A total of 2,425 people have fully recovered from the virus.
Henry announced an adult at an independent school in the Fraser Health region has tested positive for COVID-19.
She added no children have been involved and the school involved has stopped in-class instruction for the rest of the current school year.
Henry says the case involving the independent school is 'not surprising' to health officials #COVIDー19 #COVID19BC #drbonniehenry #BC #virus #update #coronavirus #northernhealth #bcpoli #BCCDC@PGMatters
— Jess Balzer (@jessicajbalzer) June 18, 2020
Months after B.C.'s provincial health officer Bonnie Henry issued an order that all workers at seniors' care homes and other healthcare sites work solely at one location, the order is finally being fully adhered to.
"All 501 sites, or 100 per cent of sites across all health authorities have now implemented single-site staffing," Dix said.
"All 8,878 employees who previously worked at multiple sites are now assigned to a single site."
Henry had explained on multiple occasions that there were complexities in having all workers only work at one site. Problems included various contracts, including some that were unionized and others that were not.
Dix said the Ministry of Health collaborated with the Health Employers Association of B.C., health authorities and other partners to develop a wage-levelling guide and a funding template for facility operators.
It was also announced that modelling expected to be released on Monday (June 22) will now be presented on Tuesday (June 23).
- with files from Glen Korstrom, Business In Vancouver
