B.C. now has recorded 2,562 test-positive COVID-19 cases after the latest update from Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Minister of Health Adrian Dix this afternoon (May 29).
In a written joint statement, officials say four more cases have been discovered in the past 24 hours.
Northern Health has recorded zero new cases in the past day with the total remaining at 63.
There have been 900 in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 1,277 in the Fraser Health region, 127 in the Island Health region and195 in the Interior Health region.
Currently, there are 15 long-term care or assisted-living facilities with outbreaks as well as one acute-care unit.
No new deaths have been reported for a provincial which keeps the provincial total at 164.
Henry says 34 people are currently hospitalized with six of those cases in ICU.
There are 228 active cases throughout B.C. while a total of 2,170 people have fully recovered from the virus and are no longer required to be in isolation.
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"Easing restrictions can be done only after thoughtful consideration," Henry said. "Our focus and priority are the health and safety of all British Columbians. With your help and all of us doing our part, we will get through this storm together."
Henry and Dix also praised the federal government's recent decision to keep tight restrictions on cruise ships in Canadian waters until October.
"We commend the federal government's decision to maintain the restrictions on cruise ships in Canadian waters until October. This is the right thing to do for our country and our province right now to prevent the introduction of COVID-19 into our coastal communities."
We are grateful that there are no deaths to report today.
— Adrian Dix (@adriandix) May 29, 2020
We take this moment to acknowledge the 164 people whom we have lost to COVID-19 in the province. We think of their families and acknowledge the struggles they continue to go through as they grieve their loss.
