There have been 236 cases of COVID- 19 in BC since Friday, ten of those in Northern Health, for a total of 4,594 in the province.
Northern Health has identified 17 cases in the Fort St. John area to attendance the It Is Time prayer event in Deadwood Alberta.
Anyone who attended the gathering between July 30th and August 2nd is asked to monitor for symptoms and self-isolate.
Northern Health has a total of 117 cases.
#COVIDBC update: 236 new cases since we reported on Friday, for a total of 4,594 cases in BC. Please stay home and away from others when feeling the slightest bit sick. Making a choice to stay at home is choosing to keep yourself & those around you safe: https://t.co/EFZi1htPSL pic.twitter.com/btfE8Y1XsL
— BC Government News (@BCGovNews) August 18, 2020
BC has now reported the largest single-day increase in cases since the pandemic began after 100 new cases were confirmed on Saturday.
(August 13 was 2nd highest at 93 and March 28th was the third highest at 92)
Sunday (August 16) saw 88, and an additional 48 cases were identified today (Monday).
There are now 743 active cases in BC, of those, four are in hospital, three in ICU.
There have been two more deaths in BC, both residents of Fraser Health.
2,286 people are currently being monitored by public health for symptoms.
There have been two more healthcare outbreaks at care homes in Vancouver and Fraser Health.
There are now 10 outbreaks ongoing in the healthcare system, however, no new community outbreaks have been recorded.
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