COVID-19 Update: July 27, 2020

Over the weekend, 81 new cases have been reported in British Columbia.

• 36 new cases between Friday and Saturday
• 21 new cases between Saturday and Sunday
• 24 new cases between Sunday and Monday
• 7 epidemiologically linked cases

81 new cases in BC (total: 3500; Δ 2.4%)
1064 VCH (prev: 1057; Δ 7; 0.7%; 30.4% of all)
1800 FHA (prev: 1764; Δ 36; 2.0%; 51.4% of all)
353 IHA (prev: 319; Δ 34; 10.7%; 10.1% of all)
143 VIHA (prev: 142; Δ 1; 0.7%; 4.1% of all)
80 NHA (prev: 79; Δ 1; 1.3%; 2.3% of all)
60 Outside Canada (prev: 58; Δ 2; 0.0%; 1.7% of all)
Total Active Cases: 264; 7.5% of total
Δ -30 (-1.1%)

11 Hospitalized (prev: 12; Δ -1; -8.3%; 0.3% of total)
3 ICU (prev: 3; Δ 0; 0.0%; 0.1% of total)
3043 recovered (prev: 2934; Δ 109; 3.7%; 86.9% of total)
193 deaths to date (prev: 191; Δ 2; 1.0%; 5.5% of total)
Recovery Rate: 86.9% Δ 1.1%

1010 individuals in BC are self-isolating as they have been identified as close-contact to an active COVID-19 case. Bonnie Henry stresses that this self-isolation order is mandatory, not optional.

Fraser Valley Packing is a new outbreak in Fraser Health. 15 cases associated with the plant.

Haida Gwaii has 14 active confirmed cases.

There is still 1 long-term care outbreak and 2 acute care outbreaks. There has been an increase of two staff members over the last three days.

There were two deaths in long-term care in Vancouver Coastal Health.

The surveillance report will come out on Thursday, July 30, 2020 for regional breakdowns.

Report tomorrow will be provided in a written format at around 3pm.