B.C.'s new total of COVID-19 cases is now 1,795 according to updated numbers released today (April 22).
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Adrian Dix held their daily update in Victoria this afternoon.
Northern Health recorded no new test-positive cases of COVID-19 which keeps the total at 40.
There are 745 cases in Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH), 747 in Fraser Health, 110 on Vancouver Island and 153 in the Interior Health region.
B.C. #COVID19 update as per Dr. Henry (Wed, April 22):
— jess fedigan (@jj_fedigan) April 22, 2020
- 71 new cases
- 1,795 total cases in B.C.
- No new cases Northern Health, still 40 #COVIDー19 #COVID19BC #drbonniehenry #BC #virus #update #coronavirus #outbreak #WHO @PGMatters
There are three new outbreaks in long-term care facilities in the Fraser Health area. Currently, there are 20 active outbreaks in facilities and one acute care unit in the Vancouver Coastal Health and Fraser Health regions.
Yesterday (April 21), Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) Public Health declared an outbreak of COVID-19 among staff working at United Poultry Company Ltd., a chicken processing plant located at 534 East Cordova St.
"One of the most important things we all need to do, is to stay home. With no exceptions right now," Dr. Henry says #COVIDー19 #COVID19BC #drbonniehenry #BC #virus #update #coronavirus #outbreak #WHO @PGMatters
— jess fedigan (@jj_fedigan) April 22, 2020
There are 103 people in acute care in hospitals and 46 are in ICU.
Three new deaths have been announced for a new B.C. total of 90.
Henry says "let me be 100 per cent clear" and tells people that are sick in any way and/or feel they could have #COVID19 to STAY HOME #COVIDー19 #COVID19BC #drbonniehenry #BC #virus #update #coronavirus #outbreak #WHO @PGMatters
— jess fedigan (@jj_fedigan) April 22, 2020
Henry says 1,079 patients have recovered and are no longer required to be in quarantine.
"To ease restrictions we need to have a decline in the number of new cases and number of outbreaks."
- with files from Elana Shepert, Vancouver Is Awesome
