B.C. now sits at 2,171 COVID-19 test-positive cases after an update from Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry this afternoon (May 2).
Henry said 26 more test-positive confirmed cases have been discovered in the past day.
Northern Health has still sits at 49 COVID-19 cases with zero recorded in the past 24 hours.
There are 832 cases in Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH), 992 in Fraser Health, 123 on Vancouver Island and 175 in the Interior Health region.
-Two new deaths over the past 24 hours, total now 114
— jess fedigan (@jj_fedigan) May 2, 2020
-72 hospitalized in B.C.
-Henry unsure how many in ICU, will update later
-1,376 have recovered from the virus
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As of today, there are no new outbreaks in long-term care facilities. Currently, there are 21 active outbreaks in long-term facilities and three acute care unit outbreaks in the Vancouver Coastal Health and Fraser Health regions. Outbreaks are declared over at 12 care facilities.
Henry said there are 133 people between inmates and staff with COVID-19 associated with the ongoing outbreak at the Mission federal correctional institute in the Fraser Valley.
There are 15 positive cases of COVID-19 connected to the Kearl Lake plant in Alberta.
"One of the more challenging issues we've had recently," Henry added.
"We are requiring people who have come back from working at that facility to self-isolate whilst they're in B.C.," she continued.
"This is essential work, and people are going back and forth for work, but as cases continue to be found both in Alberta and here in B.C., this is vitally important for us ... that anyone who has been at this site since March 24 needs to follow our requirements in British Columbia when they are home."
A new community outbreak at Fraser Valley Specialty Poultry. An ongoing investigation has confirmed three cases.
There are also 52 people that tested positive in the ongoing community outbreak at Superior Poultry, a chicken processing plant in Coquitlam. In addition, there are 42 positive cases related to the initial outbreak that took place at United Poultry Company Ltd., a Vancouver processing plant. Investigations remain ongoing at both plants.
"This is for now and it is going to be for the coming weeks and months. I call on all of us to be kind through this, be calm and be safe." #COVIDー19 #COVID19BC #drbonniehenry #BC #virus #update #coronavirus #northernbc #northernhealth@PGMatters
— jess fedigan (@jj_fedigan) May 2, 2020
The death rate also rose on Saturday, with health officials saying two more have died. The provincial total is now 114.
Henry says a total of 1,376 have fully recovered from COVID-19 and are no longer required to be in isolation.
"We cannot afford to have any missteps as we look to ease our restrictions in the coming days and weeks."
Health officials are scheduled to provide new COVID-19 modelling on Monday (May 4) as well as the latest details on the epidemiology regarding who has been affected in B.C.
- With files from Megan Lalonde, Vancouver Is Awesome
