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Canada: British Columbia 2019-nCov cases = 6,591 cases; 213 deaths

Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/6717945/coronavirus-health-update-march-23/

Coronavirus: B.C. reports 3 new deaths, 100 people now recovered
By Simon Little Global News
Posted March 23, 2020 12:13 pm
Updated March 23, 2020 1:19 pm

British Columbia has recorded three new deaths from the novel coronavirus, along with 48 new cases since Saturday.

B.C. now has a total of 472 cases and 13 deaths. Thirty-three people are in hospital, with 14 of them in intensive care.

On Monday, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said testing confirms that 100 people have recovered from the virus.

One of the new deaths was linked to North Vancouver’s Lynn Valley Care Centre, while another was linked to Vancouver’s Haro Park Centre seniors’ home. The third person who died lived in the Fraser Health region...
 
Source: https://www.oakbaynews.com/news/doc...d-19-overpowering-islands-health-care-system/

Doctor concerned about COVID-19 ‘overpowering’ Island’s health-care system
Dr. David Forrest releases video imploring people to take measures to prevent spreading coronavirus
Chris BushMar. 23, 2020 7:35 p.m.News

A Nanaimo physician says Vancouver Island could be hit harder than Italy if the number of coronavirus cases gets out of hand here.

Dr. David Forrest, an infectious diseases specialist and physician at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, turned to social media this week to plead with the public to help control the spread of the coronavirus to prevent COVID-19 cases from “overpowering” the medical system.

In a video message, more than seven minutes long and circulated on social media Monday, Forrest said that Vancouver Island has far fewer ICU ventilator beds than what are available to populations in the rest of the Western world. If the medical system on the Island becomes overwhelmed, he said, “some of you will get very sick and some of you will die. It may be your mother, your grandfather, your best friend, your child.”....
 
Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/brit...navirus-cases-bringing-total-to-617-1.5508559

B.C. announces 145 new coronavirus cases, bringing total to 617
Dr. Bonnie Henry says numbers represent 2 days of new reported cases: 67 on March 23 and 78 in last 24 hours
Michelle Ghoussoub ? CBC News ? Posted: Mar 24, 2020 1:18 PM PT | Last Updated: 5 minutes ago

B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced 145 new coronavirus cases in B.C. on Tuesday, bringing the total to 617.

Henry says the numbers represent 2 days of new reported cases: 67 on March 23 and 78 in last 24 hours.

No additional deaths were reported.

As of Monday, 13 people have died in B.C., with 10 of those deaths associated with the Lynn Valley Care Centre...
 
Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/covid-19-update-bc-mar-25-1.5510148
B.C. COVID-19 cases rise to 659 as province sees one more death
B.C. government announced sweeping ban on evictions for duration of COVID-19 emergency earlier today
CBC News ? Posted: Mar 25, 2020 2:37 PM PT | Last Updated: 2 minutes ago

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says B.C. has confirmed 42 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 659 to date.

One more person has died in the outbreak at the Lynn Valley Care Centre in North Vancouver, Henry told reporters Wednesday, but no new cases have been identified at the long-term care home.

However, the outbreak at Haro Park Centre in Vancouver is worsening. Henry said 28 residents and and 27 staff members have now tested positive.

As of Wednesday, 64 COVID-19 patients are being treated in hospital, including 26 in intensive care...
 
Source: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-identifie...es-bringing-provincial-total-to-725-1.4869572

B.C. identifies 66 new COVID-19 cases, bringing provincial total to 725
Ian Holliday
CTVNewsVancouver.ca reporter
Published Thursday, March 26, 2020 11:11AM PDT Last Updated Thursday, March 26, 2020 5:10PM PDT


VANCOUVER -- Health officials in British Columbia announced 66 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province Thursday, bringing the provincial total to 725 cases.

There have been no new deaths from the novel coronavirus in British Columbia over the last 24 hours, said provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry in her daily update on the pandemic.

In Henry's previous update, she announced one new death in B.C. and 42 more positive tests.

The province's death toll stands at 14, while a total of 186 people have fully recovered from the virus, according to Henry...
 
Source: https://www.aldergrovestar.com/news/...couver-region/

67 more B.C. COVID-19 cases, two more deaths in Vancouver region


Positive tests found in Surrey, Langley long-term care facilities
B.C.’s total coronavirus cases has risen to 792, with 67 new cases and two deaths recorded on March 27.
“Every health region in British Columbia has patients with COVID-19,” provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix said in a statement.
“We are saddened to report two more deaths as a result of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Coastal health region. Our condolences to their loved ones during this difficult time.”
There are 391 cases in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 262 in the Fraser Health region, 57 in the Island Health region, 70 are in the Interior Health region and 12 are in the Northern Heath region.
Two additional long-term care homes in the Fraser Health region have staff with confirmed cases of COVID-19...
 
Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/6745895/coronavirus-bc-update-march-28/

Coronavirus: B.C. reports 1 new death, 92 new cases of COVID-19
By Sean Boynton Global News
Posted March 28, 2020 2:44 pm
Updated March 28, 2020 3:30 pm

Another person has died of the novel coronavirus in British Columbia, health officials said Saturday while announcing 92 new confirmed cases of COVID-19.

The province has now confirmed a total of 884 cases of the respiratory disease.

Of those cases, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said 81 are now in hospital, after four more cases were admitted between Friday and Saturday. She said 52 of those cases are in intensive care.

On a positive note, Henry said 396 cases have now recovered, accounting for 45 per cent of the province’s total to date. Health Minister Adrian Dix said 121 of those recoveries were confirmed in just the past 24 hours.

Seventeen people have now died of coronavirus in B.C. The majority of the deaths in B.C. so far have been linked to North Vancouver’s Lynn Valley Care Centre...
 
Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/6751279/bc-coronavirus-update-monday-march-30/


B.C. confirms 86 new coronavirus cases and 2 new deaths, number in hospital tops 100
By Simon Little Global News
Posted March 30, 2020 1:57 pm
Updated March 30, 2020 5:34 pm

British Columbia has confirmed 86 new cases of the novel coronavirus since Saturday, bringing the provincial total to 970.

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said two more people had died, bringing the total to 19 fatalities.

“This is our watershed, these coming weeks,” said Henry.

“We need to be 100 per cent committed, all of us to doing our part, to flatten that curve no matter how long it takes.”

One of those deaths — a man in the Vancouver Coastal Health region — was the first COVID-19 patient to die at home, and not at a health-care facility...
 
Source: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/deadliest-day-yet-for-covid-19-in-b-c-as-province-tops-1-000-cases-1.4876200

Deadliest day yet for COVID-19 in B.C. as province tops 1,000 cases
Andrew Weichel
CTVNewsVancouver.ca producer

Published Tuesday, March 31, 2020 11:27AM PDT Last Updated Tuesday, March 31, 2020 5:09PM PDT

VANCOUVER -- B.C. health officials say five more people have died from COVID-19 since their last briefing on Monday, marking the single deadliest day since the virus was first recorded in the province.

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix announced the latest fatalities, plus another 43 confirmed infections, at their daily COVID-19 briefing on Tuesday afternoon. The death toll in B.C. now stands at 24, and a total of 1,013 people have caught the virus...
 
Source: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-covid-19-update-53-more-confirmed-cases-1-more-death-1.4877688

B.C. COVID-19 update: 53 more confirmed cases, 1 more death
Ian Holliday
CTVNewsVancouver.ca reporter
Published Wednesday, April 1, 2020 10:19AM PDT Last Updated Wednesday, April 1, 2020 5:27PM PDT

VANCOUVER -- Fifty-three more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in British Columbia and one additional person has died, health officials in the province announced Wednesday.

There are now 1,066 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in B.C., though modelling last week suggested the number of unconfirmed cases is higher than that. There have been 25 deaths from the virus in the province.

Of B.C.'s cases, 142 are in hospital, with 67 of those in "critical care," provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said at her daily briefing on the virus Wednesday afternoon...
 
Source: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/6-more-covid-19-deaths-in-b-c-marking-new-deadliest-day-in-province-1.4879386

6 more COVID-19 deaths in B.C., marking new deadliest day in province
Ian Holliday
CTVNewsVancouver.ca reporter
Published Thursday, April 2, 2020 9:42AM PDT Last Updated Thursday, April 2, 2020 4:26PM PDT

VANCOUVER -- Six more people have died from the novel coronavirus in British Columbia, health officials announced Thursday, as the total number of identified cases worldwide topped 1 million.

B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced the new deaths at her daily briefing on the pandemic. A total of 31 people have now died from the virus in the province.

Thursday's new deaths surpassed the five health officials announced on Tuesday, making the last 24 hours the deadliest period of the pandemic in B.C. so far.

"As I've said every day this week, it's a challenging time for us," Henry said Thursday. "It's a challenging time across the province. We're in that phase where we need to be incredibly careful about what we're doing. We need to continue to take these actions that we've asked you to take and we've directed you to take over the last three weeks."

Henry also announced 55 new positive tests for the virus, bringing the total number of people who have tested positive for COVID-19 in the province to 1,121.

Of those, 149 are in hospital with the virus and 68 are in intensive care units around the province...
 
Source: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-health-officials-announce-4-more-covid-19-deaths-53-more-cases-1.4881183

B.C. health officials announce 4 more COVID-19 deaths, 53 more cases
Kendra Mangione
CTVNewsVancouver.ca producer
Published Friday, April 3, 2020 8:40AM PDT Last Updated Friday, April 3, 2020 4:51PM PDT

VANCOUVER -- Health officials in British Columbia announced Friday that four more people in the province have died as a result of the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19.

They also announced 53 new confirmed cases of the virus, bringing the provincial total to 1,174 people who have tested positive. There have now been 35 deaths from the virus in B.C.

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix made the announcement at their daily briefing Friday...
 
Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/6778725/coronavirus-bc-update-april-4/

...Three more people have died of the novel coronavirus in British Columbia, health officials announced Saturday, while the small drop in hospital-bound cases has been erased since Friday.

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry also reported 29 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the province’s total to 1,203 cases. The increase was the lowest B.C. has seen in weeks, but Henry said she’s not claiming victory yet...
 
Source: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/man-with-conf...-dies-at-home-in-the-lower-mainland-1.4884198

Man with confirmed COVID-19 infection dies at home in the Lower Mainland
Andrew Weichel and Jen St. Denis CTV News Vancouver Published Monday, April 6, 2020 7:51AM PDT Last Updated Monday, April 6, 2020 7:02PM PDT

VANCOUVER -- British Columbia has recorded one more death from COVID-19 and another 63 test-positive cases since the last update over the weekend.

Speaking at her daily briefing on Monday, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said the latest person to perish from COVID-19 in B.C. is a man in his 40s who died at home, even though he was known to be carrying the virus.

It's unclear why the patient was not being cared for in hospital. Few personal details have been shared about who he was, though the B.C. Coroners Service told CTV News he lived in the Lower Mainland.
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B.C.'s latest COVID-19 cases, which were confirmed between Saturday afternoon and Monday, bring the provincial total up to 1,266, though officials also announced a further 79 people have recovered from the virus. That marks the third update in a row where recoveries outpaced infections...
 
4 more COVID-19 patients die in B.C., bringing total number of deaths to 43
Number of people hospitalized falls again — to 138— from 140 a day earlier
Bethany Lindsay ? CBC News ? Posted: Apr 07, 2020 2:26 PM PT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

The number of COVID-19 patients hospitalized in B.C. has fallen once again to 138, but another four more deaths have been recorded in the last 24 hours, according to provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry.

She announced Tuesday that the province has confirmed another 25 cases of the disease, for a total of 1,291. A total of 805 patients have recovered, while 43 have died.

Henry said that ahead of major religious occasions including Easter, Passover, Ramadan and Vaisakhi, she's "so happy" to see faith leaders moving to virtual celebrations.

"Please, now is the time to pay attention to our seniors and our elders," Henry said. "We protect them by connecting safely from a distance."...
 
Source: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/5-more-deaths-from-covid-19-in-b-c-45-new-cases-confirmed-1.4888296

5 more deaths from COVID-19 in B.C., 45 new cases confirmed
Ian Holliday
CTVNewsVancouver.ca reporter
Published Wednesday, April 8, 2020 9:58AM PDT Last Updated Wednesday, April 8, 2020 4:02PM PDT

VANCOUVER -- Five more people in British Columbia have died from COVID-19, health officials announced Wednesday, bringing the total number of casualties from the novel coronavirus in the province to 48.

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix announced the new deaths at their daily briefing on the virus. They also announced 45 new test-positive cases of the virus, bringing the province's total to 1,336 confirmed cases.

Most of the deaths continue to happen in long-term care and assisted-living facilities, Henry said, noting that two of the five deaths had occurred at Amica Edgemont in North Vancouver, a care home where no previous fatalities had been recorded....
 
2 more deaths, 34 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C.
Carly Yoshida-Butryn
CTVNewsVancouver.ca reporter
Published Thursday, April 9, 2020 11:38AM PDT Last Updated Thursday, April 9, 2020 3:18PM PDT

VANCOUVER -- Two more people in British Columbia have died from COVID-19, and another 34 have tested positive, health officials announced Thursday.

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Minister of Health Adrian Dix announced the new numbers at their daily briefing on the virus. The total number of confirmed cases in the province now sits at 1,370.

A total of 132 people are hospitalized with the novel coronavirus in B.C., and of those patients, 68 are in critical care...
 
Source: https://www.mypowellrivernow.com/28...ases-in-british-columbia-5-additional-deaths/

40 new COVID-19 cases in British Columbia, 5 additional deaths
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Justin Madu, staff Friday, Apr. 10th, 2020

The number of COVID-19 cases in the province continues to slowly grow, according to a joint statement issued by Minister of Health Adrian Dix, and Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry.

There are 40 new cases of COVID-19 for a provincial total of 1,410.
The breakdown by health authority is as follows:
629 – Vancouver Coastal Health (an increase of 3 since yesterday’s announcement)
539 – Fraser Health (an increase of 31)
84 – Island Health (an increase of 2)
132 – Interior Health (an increase of 2)
26 – Northern Health (an increase of 2)

Five additional deaths have been reported, for a provincial, cumulative total of 55...
 
Source: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/3-additional-deaths-from-covid-19-in-b-c-35-new-cases-1.4892266

3 additional deaths from COVID-19 in B.C., 35 new cases
Ian Holliday
CTVNewsVancouver.ca reporter
Published Saturday, April 11, 2020 10:29AM PDT Last Updated Saturday, April 11, 2020 1:21PM PDT

VANCOUVER -- Three more people have died from COVID-19 in British Columbia over the last 24 hours, said provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry on Saturday.

The total death toll in B.C. from the coronavirus pandemic now stands at 58.

Henry also announced 35 new cases of the virus, bringing B.C.'s total to 1,445...
 
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