Health officials announce 29 new COVID-19 cases in B.C., no new deaths in 3 days

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B.C. reports 29 new cases of COVID-19 diagnosed over the weekend but no new deaths

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Monday there was also one epidemiologically linked case discovered over the weekend in addition to the 29 new cases found."There's no unlinked cases that we've had recently," Henry said. "They've all been able to be traced back to either ongoing outbreaks or clusters that we have recognized in the community.

Elsewhere in the province, the Island Health region had seen a total of 130 cases, the Interior Health region had reported 195 cases, and the Northern Health region has confirmed 64 cases.There remain 183 active cases of coronavirus in B.C., with 16 people in hospital, including four in critical or intensive care.The provincial health officer advised travellers to contact local tourism boards when making summer holiday plans in the coming weeks.

The provincial health officer reiterated that she will not order British Columbians to wear non-medical masks in public places. While masks are helpful in curbing the potential spread of the virus, she said "there are very important and good reasons why people cannot wear a mask."

 

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More riots and demonstrations needed to add to that !

AB has many more cases, plus 3 deaths. And kenney wants to open up further?

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