British Columbia public health officials reported 500 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, according to recent results, as Fraser Health deals with an outbreak at the Surrey Pretrial provincial prison.
Prisons and homeless shelters are among the priorities of BC’s vaccination program after frontline health workers and residents and nursing home workers were vaccinated. 14 more coronavirus-related deaths were reported on Wednesday, a total of 1,104 since the pandemic began in BC
Health Minister Adrian Dix and Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, said recent test results show “our COVID-19 curve is going in the right direction” as vaccine delivery is expected to slow down by early February. BC is approaching 100,000 vaccine doses administered.
British Columbia public health officials reported 584 new cases in the 24 hours through Saturday, an additional 445 through Sunday and 301 through Monday, a lower total that generally reflects fewer test results completed on Sunday. There were 465 new cases on Tuesday.
The January 20 case distribution continues the most recent pattern: 216 cases in the Fraser Health region, 125 in Vancouver Coastal, 91 in Interior Health (Okanagan and Kootenay regions), 35 in Northern Health, and 32 on Vancouver Island.
There have been two new outbreaks in healthcare, at Acropolis Manor in Prince Rupert and at Villa Cathay Care Home in Vancouver. Outbreaks at Guildford Seniors Village in Surrey, Maple Ridge Seniors Village, Mountainview Village in Kelowna and Village by the Station in Penticton have been declared over.
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