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Northern Health records another four COVID-19 cases, B.C. adds 104

B.C. just shy of 6,000 recorded cases since start of pandemic
Jess Balzer
Jess Balzer
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B.C. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. (via Government of B.C. Flickr)

Another day, another rise in COVID-19 cases. 

In a written statement this afternoon (Sept. 2), Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix announced 104 new positive cases from the last 24 hours for a new B.C. total of 5,952.

Northern Health has four of those newly announced cases, bringing its total to 164 since the pandemic began. 

Dr. Henry reported 1,127 active cases throughout the province today, which is a new record (1,124 yesterday). 

There are 33 people hospitalized (+2) with 14 of those in critical care (+4) and 4,605 fully recovered. 

Officials announced no new deaths from the virus today, keeping the fatality rate at 209. 

There are 1,974 recorded cases in Vancouver Coastal Health, 3,112 in Fraser Health, 178 in Island Health and 445 in the Interior Health region. 

“We need to redouble our efforts to ensure our layers of protection are always part of our daily routines – for everyone in our family. This will allow us to push our curve down once again," Henry said in today's statement. 

“Take some time to think about your personal circumstances and those of your family. Who may be vulnerable to severe illness and what are you doing to protect them? With each of us doing our part, we can protect our communities, our elders and our loved ones.

"Let’s choose to keep our groups small. Let’s choose to be the person that stays home when we are ill and let’s choose to be safe each and every day while COVID-19 remains in our communities.”

In Northern Health, the Prespatou region is still under a COVID-19 exposure alert, roughly 100 km north of Fort St. John and 530 km north of Prince George.

On Saturday (Aug. 29), the Nisga'a Valley Health Authority warned its four associated First Nations of a positive COVID-19 case that travelled through its region sometime between Aug. 17 and 28 to attend a funeral.

While no outbreak has been reported, local residents who attended events linked to the funeral from Aug. 21 to 25 are asked to self-isolate for 14 days and to monitor their symptoms.