B.C.’s self-isolation numbers drop, 122 more coronavirus cases
Posted September 16, 2020 4:00 pm.
VICTORIA (NEWS 1130) — While there are fewer people in self-isolation in B.C., the province announced another 122 cases of COVID-19 Wednesday.
In the last 24 hours, people quarantining after coming into contact with someone who has the virus dropped by about three dozen to 2,966.
But there have been more active cases recorded in the province, with a total of 1,614.
Sixty people have hospitalized for treatment and 23 of them are in intensive care.
#covid19 update:
Bad:
Cases up 121
Active cases a whopping 1614
2966 being monitored (down a little)
60 in hospital – 23 ICU (hosp down, ICU up)
Good-ish:
New cases in all authorities except Island.
Good:
No additional deaths
No new LTC outbreaks#bcpoli @news1130 pic.twitter.com/WdMedGKI1D— LizaYuzda (@LizaYuzda) September 16, 2020
No one else has died from the virus, meaning the total remains at 213 since the start of the pandemic.
This comes the same day the province confirmed COVID-19 exposures in the school system will be documented online. Fraser Health launched its site already.
There aren’t new outbreaks in the community or in long-term care facilities. Eleven long-term care or assisted-living facilities still have outbreaks, as do and three acute-care facilities.
However, an outbreak at Delta Hosptial was declared Wednesday.
Exposure events are updated by the BC Centre for Disease Control.
Of the 7,498 confirmed cases of the virus, 5,646 patients have recovered, bringing the recovery rate up slightly from earlier in the week to 75.3 per cent.
Vancouver Coastal Health has seen 2,660 cases of COVID-19, while there has been 3,835 in the Fraser Health region, 195 in Island, 485 in Interior, 237 Northern, and 85 cases of people who reside outside of Canada.
#covid19 update:
Bad:
Cases up 121
Active cases a whopping 1614
2966 being monitored (down a little)
60 in hospital – 23 ICU (hosp down, ICU up)
Good-ish:
New cases in all authorities except Island.
Good:
No additional deaths
No new LTC outbreaks#bcpoli @news1130 pic.twitter.com/WdMedGKI1D— LizaYuzda (@LizaYuzda) September 16, 2020
A joint statement from Health Minister Adrian Dix and Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said the province will continue to adjust its approach to the virus as it better understands where risks exist, but the pandemic of overdoses is equally concerning.
Henry issued a new public health order earlier in the day allowing doctors, as well as registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurse practitioners to prescribe safe alternatives to toxic street drugs and prevent overdose deaths as the province continues to grapple with the overdose crisis.
“This new order is about connecting more people to treatment and doing all we can to save lives by supporting people who use drugs to do so safely,” they said.
