More than half of BC’s 47 new cases of COVID-19 are people under age 40

BC Health Officials confirmed 47 people tested positive for COVID-19 today (Wednesday).

The province has a total of 3,834, with 91 of those in Northern Health.

There are no new cases in the north.

This comes after BC saw 146 infections over a four-day span.

There are 351 active cases in the province, 3,288 people who tested positive have recovered.

Currently, nine individuals are hospitalized with the virus, six of them are in intensive care.

There have been no new deaths and the death toll remains at 195.

Of today’s 47 #COVID19 cases in BC, at least 28 are people under age 40.The trend (younger people are testing positive at higher rates) continues. The first few hundred cases showed 20% were under 40. Past few weeks it’s been about 66%. Huge increase.

— Keith Baldrey (@keithbaldrey) August 6, 2020

Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry notes that there are no new community outbreaks, however, there continues to be community exposure events throughout the province and on flights into and out of BC.

“Younger people, in particular, may not fully understand why many of the activities they normally enjoy are no longer available, look different and require us to interact with each other in new ways,” added Henry.

Breakdown:

91 – North
384 – Interior
146 – Island
2,015 – FH
1,132 – VCH
66 – outside of Canada