BC reaches 200 total deaths from Covid-19, Northern Health sees one new infection

One new Covid-19 case has been identified in the last day, marking 121 in the region.

Elsewhere in the health authority, the outbreak on Haida Gwaii has no active cases, and one person remains in isolation.

Provincewide, 80 cases were identified, for a total of 4,824.

Two residents of long term care homes in Fraser Health have passed away, as BC records 200 total deaths from the virus.

780 cases remain active, down from 798 yesterday, with 11 people in hospital and four in ICU.

The recovery rate is at 79.6 percent, however, BC Health Officials say they are seeing a slight increase in infections in the 40-60 age group.

Meanwhile, there has been one new community outbreak at a Loblaw’s in Fraser Health, now at nine cases.

However, there have been no new healthcare outbreaks, as nine remain ongoing.

BC performed 4,207 tests yesterday, according to Health Minister Adrian Dix, who says with 80 new cases, that’s a positive test rate of about 1.9 percent.

#COVIDBC update: 80 new cases for a total of 4,825 cases in BC. Crowded indoor gatherings are a major source of transmission. Remember to keep your groups small, only spend time with people you know, and always stay home when feeling ill: https://t.co/EJNXjOf1dm pic.twitter.com/Rm9rhRxQhz

— BC Government News (@BCGovNews) August 21, 2020

1526 – Vancouver  (+ 38)

2533 – Fraser (+40)

159 – Van Island (+1)

411 – Interior (=)

121 – Northern (+1)

65 – Outside of Canada (=)