Don’t make the Super Bowl a ‘super spreader’: Dix and Henry update Covid numbers

Feb 4, 2021 | 3:33 PM Pete McIntyre

New COVID-19 cases were up slightly in B.C. today with 465.

The daily average over the last week has been 437.

The new case counts for the health regions are:

98 Vancouver Coastal Health
234 Fraser Health
27 Island Health
54 Interior Health
52 Northern Health

There have been six new COVID-19 related deaths, for a total of 1,240 in B.C.

Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer, and Health Minister Adrian Dix are advising residents to make “safe choices” for the upcoming weekend.

“Let’s ensure we don’t make the Super Bowl a super-spreading day. This is especially important given we are still learning about the full impact of the variants of concern now in our communities. Here in B.C., our curve is slowly moving downward. With each day we keep our wall strong and show compassion and kindness to those around us, we can keep the trend going,” the health officials stated.

Henry will update the current health orders and restrictions at her update on Friday.

There are 4,447 active cases in B.C., with 257 people in hospital, 76 in critical or intensive care.

Currently, 6,943 people are under active public health monitoring as a result of identified exposure to known cases and 62,078 people who tested positive are considered recovered.

To date, 145,567 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in B.C., 8,097 of which are second doses.

Immunization data is available on the COVID-19 dashboard at: www.bccdc.ca

Update on outbreaks:

· Westsyde Care Residence group home in Kamloops has 21 cases: 10 residents and 11 staff. All 21 cases are currently active.

· Royal Inland Hospital has 92 cases: 32 patients and 60 staff, with one death connected to this outbreak. There are 58 active cases.

· Cariboo Memorial Hospital has 14 cases: 12 staff and two patients. There is one active case.

· Brocklehurst Gemstone long-term care in Kamloops has 25 cases: 17 residents and eight staff, with two deaths connected to this outbreak. There are three active cases.

· Sunnybank long-term care in Oliver has 37 cases: 27 residents, 10 staff, with five deaths connected to this outbreak. There are 11 active cases.

· Creekside Landing long-term care in Vernon has 40 cases: 25 residents and 15 staff, with one death connected to this outbreak. There are seven active cases.

· Noric House long-term care in Vernon has 68 cases: 39 residents and 29 staff, with nine deaths connected to this outbreak. There are 15 active cases.

· Heritage Square long-term care in Vernon has 68 cases: 47 residents and 21 staff, with nine deaths connected to this outbreak. There are seven active cases.