COVID-19 Update: August 10, 2020

Over the past weekend, there were 131 new cases in BC. This includes:

  • 50 cases between Friday and Saturday
  • 37 cases between Saturday and Sunday
  • 44 cases between Sunday and Monday

131 new cases in BC (total: 4065; Δ 3.3%)
1220 VCH (prev: 1167; Δ 53; 4.5%; 30.0% of all)
2139 FHA (prev: 2069; Δ 70; 3.4%; 52.6% of all)
391 IHA (prev: 389; Δ 2; 0.5%; 9.6% of all)
148 VIHA (prev: 147; Δ 1; 0.7%; 3.6% of all)
96 NHA (prev: 93; Δ 3; 3.2%; 2.4% of all)
71 Outside Canada (prev: 69; Δ 2; 0.0%; 1.7% of all)
Total Active Cases: 445; 10.9% of total
Δ 59 (1.1%)

9 Hospitalized (prev: 11; Δ -2; -18.2%; 0.2% of total)
3 ICU (prev: 4; Δ -1; -25.0%; 0.1% of total)
3425 recovered (prev: 3353; Δ 72; 2.1%; 84.3% of total)
195 deaths to date (prev: 195; Δ 0; 0.0%; 4.8% of total)
Recovery Rate: 84.3% Δ -1.0%

1765 active daily follow up for being close contacts with cases.

2 new outbreaks; George Derby LTC in Fraser Health and New Vista Centre in Fraser Health. FHA is actively responding to these outbreaks. There are 8 active healthcare outbreaks; 7 in LTC and 1 in acute care. 673 cases associated; 406 residents and 267 staff members involved.

No new community outbreaks but there are exposure events. Community exposure alerts are on health authority websites. There were a few additions over the past few days, and a few flights have been flagged.

Bonnie Henry said that there has been an increase in transmission at parties by younger individuals. Transmission occurs at parties because individuals are not maintaining safe distances with people they don’t know, especially when they are inside. Work is being done by teams across the province to break apart parties and to levy fines.

Bonnie Henry said if your friends invite you to a party and it doesn’t feel right, don’t go. There’s no better excuse than a global pandemic to do the right thing and not go, and encourage your friends to do the same.

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