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There are now 2,255 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in BC.
COVID-19 case count rises again today
Published 2:38 PDT, Wed May 6, 2020
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Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced 23 new cases of COVID-19 today, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 2,255.
Three more people have died of reasons related to COVID-19, raising that number to 124.
In the last day, there were no new long-term care or assisted-living facility outbreaks. In total, 17 facilities and five acute-care units have active outbreaks, with outbreaks now declared over at 17 care facilities.
Health teams continue to provide support to community outbreaks, including contact tracing.
There are seven confirmed positive cases at Fraser Valley Specialty Poultry, 56 at Superior Poultry in Coquitlam and 35 at United Poultry in Vancouver.
There are also 134 inmates and staff confirmed positive at the Mission Institution federal correctional centre, as well as 16 positive cases of COVID-19 connected to the Kearl Lake plant in Alberta.
“We must also continue to show kindness and compassion to those around us, as we remain 100 per cent committed,” Dix and Henry said in a statement. “It is in all of our hands. Let’s remember to wash them.”
For the slides presented at the May 4 media briefing, visit: http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19/modelling-projections
For the latest medical updates, including case counts, prevention, risks and testing, visit: http://www.bccdc.ca/ or follow @CDCofBC on Twitter.
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