COVID-19 Update: September 8, 2020

429 new cases in BC (total: 6591; Δ 7.0%)
2249 VCH (prev: 2077; Δ 172; 8.3%; 34.1% of all)
3428 FHA (prev: 3201; Δ 227; 7.1%; 52.0% of all)
460 IHA (prev: 451; Δ 9; 2.0%; 7.0% of all)
184 VIHA (prev: 180; Δ 4; 2.2%; 2.8% of all)
186 NHA (prev: 174; Δ 12; 6.9%; 2.8% of all)
84 Outside Canada (prev: 79; Δ 5; 0.0%; 1.3% of all)
Total Active Cases: 1386; 21.0% of total
Δ 153 (1.0%)

32 Hospitalized (prev: 31; Δ 1; 3.2%; 0.5% of total)
12 ICU (prev: 12; Δ 0; 0.0%; 0.2% of total)
4978 recovered (prev: 4706; Δ 272; 5.8%; 75.5% of total)
213 deaths to date (prev: 211; Δ 2; 0.9%; 3.2% of total)
Recovery Rate: 75.5% Δ -0.8%

Active Cases by Health Authority
BC 1386 (Δ 153; New 83; Recovered -70; Prev: 1233)
VCH 727 (Δ 116; New 40; Recovered -76; Prev: 611)
FHA 600 (Δ 58; New 43; Recovered -15; Prev: 542)
IHA 15 (Δ -5; New 0; Recovered 5; Prev: 20)
VIHA 7 (Δ 0; New 0; Recovered 0; Prev: 7)
NHA 31 (Δ -20; New 0; Recovered 20; Prev: 51)

Hospitalization by Health Authority
BC 32 (Δ 1; Prev: 31)
VCH 6 (Δ -1; Prev: 7)
FHA 20 (Δ 2; Prev: 18)
IHA 0 (Δ 0; Prev: 0)
VIHA 0 (Δ 0; Prev: 0)
NH 5 (Δ 0; Prev: 5)
Outside BC 1 (Δ 0; Prev: 1)

ICU by Health Authority
BC 12 (Δ 0; Prev: 12)
VCH 6 (Δ 4; Prev: 2)
FHA 4 (Δ -2; Prev: 6)
IHA 0 (Δ 0; Prev: 0)
VIHA 0 (Δ 0; Prev: 0)
NH 2 (Δ -2; Prev: 4)
Outside BC 0 (Δ 0; Prev: 0)

New Tests By Health Authority (Total, since Friday)
BC 404714 (18593 since last; up 4.8%; positive rate: 1.6%)
VCH 126679 (7244 since last; up 6.1%; positive rate: 1.8%)
FHA 148029 (7046 since last; up 5.0%; positive rate: 2.3%)
IHA 54208 (1500 since last; up 2.8%; positive rate: 0.8%)
VIHA 54895 (1862 since last; up 3.5%; positive rate: 0.3%)
NHA 15342 (610 since last; up 4.1%; positive rate: 1.2%)
BC Testing Rate: 65804 / 1M (+3961 / 1M)
Canada Testing Rate: 155414 / 1M (+6700 / 1M)

“There are three new health-care facility outbreaks at Burnaby General Hospital and Rideau Retirement Centre in the Fraser Health region, and at Holy Family Hospital long-term care facility, which is a second outbreak. In total, 11 long-term care or assisted-living facilities and three acute-care facilities have active outbreaks.

“There have been no new community outbreaks, although there continue to be community exposure events.

“We need to ensure our public health teams are able to take care of everyone in British Columbia in the weeks and months ahead. As a result, the provincial health officer’s order on bars, nightclubs and banquet halls has been amended. Effective today, all nightclubs and stand-alone banquet halls are ordered closed until further notice.

“Liquor sales in all bars, pubs and restaurants must cease at 10 p.m. and they must close at 11 p.m., unless providing a full meal service, in which case they may stay open, but may not serve liquor until 11 a.m. the following day.

“Music or other background sounds, such as from televisions in bars, lounges, pubs and restaurants, must be no louder than the volume of normal conversation.

“Now is the time for all of us to go back to our smaller, safer social interactions, especially if our households are increasing our interactions in other ways.

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