B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced 26 new coronavirus cases in the province on Saturday, bringing the total to 2,171.
B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced 26 new coronavirus cases in the province on Saturday, bringing the current total to 2,171.
Of the cases, there are now 832 in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 992 in Fraser Health, 123 in Vancouver Island Health, 175 in Interior Health, and 49 in Northern Health.
Two more people have died of COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths in the province to 114. There are currently 72 people in hospital, and 23 people in intensive care.
Henry said there is one new community outbreak, at Fraser Valley Specialty Poultry, where there are now three confirmed cases. There remain 52 cases associated with an outbreak at Superior Poultry, and 35 cases associated with an outbreak at United Poultry.
She also expressed concern over an outbreak at the Kearl Lake oilsands facility north of Fort McMurray. She said with workers travelling between B.C. and Alberta, the outbreak remains “very challenging” to contain, and that anyone returning to B.C. should be self isolating.
“As cases continue to be found both in Alberta and here in B.C. this is very important for us, vitally important for us in B.C., tha