British Columbia reported 234 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, the ninth consecutive day the province has added more than 200 cases to its total.
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix also reported one new death, bringing B.C.’s death toll to 262. The person who died was a senior who became infected at a small birthday party with fewer than 10 attendees, Henry said.
Thursday’s briefing took place in Surrey, reflecting that the bulk of B.C.’s new cases have been recorded in the Fraser Health region.
“Many of the new cases we have today are directly linked to gatherings in our homes and elsewhere, and are now resulting in community transmission of COVID-19 across the province,” Henry said.
The number of people in isolation due to possible exposure continued its upward climb, reaching a new record of 5,714.
Henry urged people to stick to small groups, with a preference to immediate family only and to gather outdoors in an area such as a restaurant with a COVID-19 safety plan in place.
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Santa The Claus
“Thou shalt pee a little to the left” – The Covid Lizard People.
kamcr
Panic freaks … and …. the flu is down 200% … so …. those stats go to …..?
Ian Wagner
Funny thing now that we have way more precautions and masks now the numbers are going up the world health organization says now lockdowns shouldn’t be used because it causes more damage than covid ever could
Kevin Fernandes
FLU SEASON IS CANCELLED!!!!!!!!!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
-virus so deadly the cure is to stay home for 14 days!?!?!?
Bad Grandpa
Do we still need to use Glory Holes?
Aeon Crux
🗑
Valar Dohaeris
80% infection rate, with a 99.3% survival rate. a mosquito bite does more damage…
Covid19 is an agenda for your minds sheeple. The time has come to rise up or stfu forever! Don’t say you didn’t know or nobody warned you.
Valar Dohaeris
scamdemic,
plandemic,
tyranny n plunder = Covid
BC Viking
What about Sweden?? No shutdown . no more deaths than anywhere else..
T M
I don’t understand why you people who thinks this is fake watches this update. If you don’t believe Covid 19 is real why are you here. Stop trying to spread the lies that this does not exist. When there is no one close to you who suffered from this virus doesn’t mean Covid 19 doesn’t exist. It’s extremely callous to say that all the people who died from Covid 19 is not real. Tell that to families who lost someone they love from this pandemic.
Ian Wagner
We are not saying that this is fake it is unreasonable to shut down BC for 2 deaths a day when 106 people die every day in BC never in history have we quarantine the healthy and 2 deaths a day of 85 years old is not a pandemic