Three new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the Northern Health region on Tuesday.
In a joint statement issued by Health Minister Adrian Dix and deputy provincial health officer Dr. Réka Gustafson said the number of total number of cases in the north since the start of the pandemic rose to 120.
"Today, we are announcing 83 new cases, for a total of 4,677 cases in British Columbia," the statement said. "There are 775 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 3,704 people who tested positive have recovered."
According to data released by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control on Tuesday, there were 20 active cases in the north. None of those people were hospitalized, the CDC reported.
No new deaths linked to COVID-19 were reported on Tuesday, leaving the province's death toll from the pandemic at 198. No deaths linked to COVID-19 have been reported in the north.
"Currently, six individuals are hospitalized with COVID-19, three of whom are in intensive care," the statement said. "As well, 2,326 people are under active public health monitoring as a result of identified exposure to known cases."
In the Northern Health region, public health officials are continuing to monitor a community outbreak on Haida Gwaii. Yesterday, Northern Health issued a warning to anyone who attended the It Is Time Canada prayer gathering in Deadwood, Alta., after 17 cases of COVID-19 in northeast B.C. were linked to people who attended the event.
"Alerts are posted on the BC Centre for Disease Control's (BCCDC) website, as well as on health authorities' websites, providing details on where the potential exposures occurred and what actions to take - whether you need to immediately self-isolate or monitor for symptoms," Gustafson and Dix said in their statement. "We need every new case of COVID-19 to be identified, traced and contained as quickly as possible to keep our curve where we need it to be. Quickly isolating people who have COVID-19 and reaching their contacts is one of the most effective ways of controlling spread."
