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BC health authorities announced 269 new cases of the virus over the weekend.
BC tops previous COVID-19 record
By Hannah Scott, Local Journalism Initiative reporter
Published 3:46 PDT, Mon August 24, 2020
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BC has once again recorded its highest single-day COVID-19 case increase over the weekend.
Between Friday and Saturday there were 109 new cases, topping last week’s Friday-to-Saturday total of 100. There were also 81 new cases from Saturday to Sunday and a further 79 from Sunday to midday today.
The provincial total now sits at 5,184, with 269 of those coming over the weekend. Five of the weekend’s cases are epidemiologically linked. There are now 913 active COVID-19 cases in BC.
One more person passed away over the weekend of reasons related to the disease. Eighteen people are now hospitalized—a five-person increase from Friday—and five of those people are in intensive care. Nearly 2,600 people are being monitored daily by public health because they are identified as being close contacts of people who have tested positive.
There was one new healthcare outbreak at a longterm care home in the Fraser Health region. There are now 10 active outbreaks in the healthcare system, nine in longterm care or assisted living and one in acute care.
While there were no new community outbreaks, there continue to be community exposure events including on flights into and out of BC. The outbreak at Fraser Valley Packers has now been declared over.
Despite recent outbreaks and clusters, and a rising daily case count, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said most new cases can be traced. The province’s undetected transmission rate remains low.
“We are able to find and connect most people who have this disease, but we want to keep it that way,” said Henry. “We need to keep it that way as our summer continues and we look towards the fall.”
Health Minister Adrian Dix said the province has conducted 20,000 new tests over the last five days, the highest number since early in the pandemic. Henry added that the positivity rate is still relatively low.
“When case counts rise, I think the key is not to finger-point, not to blame, not to worry, but to take the actions that we’ve already shown are effective against COVID-19,” said Dix.
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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