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From Friday to Saturday there were 100 new cases of COVID-19 in BC, the highest number since the pandemic began.
BC records highest single-day COVID-19 increase
By Hannah Scott, Local Journalism Initiative reporter
Published 4:05 PDT, Mon August 17, 2020
Last Updated: 2:13 PDT, Wed May 12, 2021
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BC has recorded its highest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began.
From Friday to Saturday there were 100 new cases, the first time this number has reached the triple digits. From Saturday to Sunday there were 88 cases, and from Sunday to today there were a further 48 cases.
In total, there were 236 new cases over the weekend, including 10 epi-linked cases. In BC there have been 4,594 cases of the virus to date. Of those, 743 are active cases.
The number of people who are hospitalized has dropped to four, with only three in critical care or ICU. There are 2,286 people in isolation across the province.
There were two new deaths, both in the Fraser Health region, said deputy provincial health officer Dr. Réka Gustafson. There were two new healthcare outbreaks, one at the Czrony Alzheimer Centre in the Fraser Health region and one at the Arbutus Care Centre in the Vancouver Coastal Health region. The outbreak at the Joseph and Rosalie Segal Family Health Centre has been declared over, leaving 10 active outbreaks in the healthcare system.
There were no new community outbreaks, but community exposures continue to occur. Health Minister Adrian Dix said there were a significant number of cases associated with recent exposure events.
Dix also said that 128 banquet facilities in Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health were visited over the weekend to ensure patrons were not disregarding regulations. Six were places of concern, and health officials will follow up. WorkSafeBC also continues to conduct checks, but indoor private gatherings pose the biggest risk.
Gustafson said the majority of new cases are among young adults, but new longterm care outbreaks show that there is still risk to vulnerable British Columbians. While COVID-19 is normally relatively mild in younger and healthier adults, inadvertent spread is still cause for concern.
“This (higher risk factor) may not apply to you. But you could easily spread the virus to someone who’s more vulnerable,” said Gustafson.
It’s important to monitor yourself carefully for symptoms, she said. If you don’t feel well, or have any symptom at all, don’t go anywhere. For people missing social interactions, Dix had some advice on how to socialize safely:
“Don’t hold private parties. Watch the Canucks with your bubble, in the Stanley Cup run.”
For a listing of community exposure events, click here.
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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