It's now been 36 days without any newly discovered COVID-19 cases in the Northern Health Authority.
In a written statement this afternoon (July 15), Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced B.C. has recorded 21 new cases (including two epi-linked) in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 3,149.
Northern B.C. has not seen a case since June 9, with the total staying at 65.
There are 207 active cases as well as 14 people in hospital being treated for COVID-19 and five in critical care, along with 2,753 recoveries.
Henry says no one passed away from the virus in the province since yesterday's update (July 14), which keeps the total at 189.
There have been 1,023 confirmed cases in Vancouver Coastal Health, 1,659 in Fraser Health, 135 in Island Health and 216 in the Interior health region. There are 51 cases of people who reside outside of Canada.
Health officials say there have been no new health-care facility outbreaks. There are two long-term care or assisted-living facilities and one acute-care facility with active outbreaks.
There is one active community outbreak, in addition to numerous community exposure events.
-0 new deaths in past day total 189
— Jess Balzer (@jessicajbalzer) July 15, 2020
-207 active cases
-14 hospitalized in B.C.
-5 in ICU
-2,753 fully recovered#covidBC #covid19 #covid19BC #bc #northernhealth @PGMatters
“We are concerned about the increase in new cases in recent days as COVID-19 continues to silently circulate in our communities," the statement reads. "While early on, many of our long-term care and assisted living facilities were impacted, most of the new cases are in the broader community."
"Here in British Columbia, as we spend more time with others, we need to find our balance with COVID-19. We need to minimize the number of cases, manage new cases as they emerge and modify our activities accordingly. To do this, we all have to do our part by continuing to use our layers of protection and following our rules for safe social interactions."
