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Covid19 update: Overnight summer camps put on hold; BC reports 11 new cases

British Columbia Health Officials have announced 11 new cases of Covid-19 today (May 30) for 2,573.

For the third day this week there have been no deaths recorded, as 164 people have succumbed to the virus since the pandemic’s onset in the province.

One new case was also reported in Northern Health for a total of 64 in the region.

The number of active cases remains stagnant at 228 provincewide, however, the recovery rate has now risen to roughly 85%.

Of the active cases 35 are in hospital, while 5 are in ICU.

Schools are preparing to welcome students back to classes this Monday (June 1st), a measure that has gotten some mixed feedback.

“Our K-12 schools will reopen to in-class learning for the remainder of the school year. This is very exciting, but I know some people are looking at this with trepidation,” said Provincial Health Officer Doctor Bonnie Henry.

“We are ready for this, and we are reopening schools because we believe it is safe to do so,” adding that BC Health officials have learned ‘a lot’ about Covid-19 as the virus progressed.

Doctor Henry also stressed that Covid-19 has a low infectious rate in children, noting that 77 of BC’s cases have been in patients under the age of 19, working out to roughly one percent of the total case count.

Two more healthcare outbreaks have also been declared over, including one of B.C.’s “first and most difficult long-term care facility outbreaks,” at Haro Park in the lower mainland, said Henry. “This is good news, I’m relieved.”

Doctor Henry also mentioned that transmission remains low despite the province lifting multiple restrictions.

“This is the second week of our restart, and that is very good news,” she said.

“But these new cases continue to be our elders in care, and there continues to be low, but some spread in our community. This tells us that that we still need to be cautious; we need to proceed with care.”

Dr. Henry also introduced a new health order officially banning overnight camps in BC this summer.

The order does not apply to day camps.

This is also the last weekend to complete the BC CDC Covid-19 survey, she added.

The deadline is May 31.

Breakdown by health authority:

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  • Vancouver Coastal Health: 902 (+2)
  • Fraser Health: 1,285 (+8)
  • Island Health: 127 (0)
  • Northern Health: 64 (+1)
  • Interior Heath: 195 (0)
Catherine Garrett
Catherine Garrett
Catherine is an anchor and reporter in the MyPGNow newsroom. Born in Ontario, raised on Haida Gwaii, she now is living in Prince George. She obtained a diploma in Broadcast and Online Journalism at BCIT. You can find her on Twitter @Cath_Garrett

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