Joint statement on Province of B.C.’s COVID-19 response, latest updates
Tuesday, June 16, 2020 4:30 PM
Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia:
“Today, we are announcing 10 new COVID-19 confirmed positive cases and one new epi-linked case, for a total of 2,756 cases in British Columbia.
“There are 172 active cases of COVID-19 in the province and 2,416 people who tested positive have recovered.
“Of the total COVID-19 cases, 11 individuals are hospitalized, five of whom are in intensive care. The remaining people with COVID-19 are recovering at home in self-isolation.
“Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 940 cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 1,425 in the Fraser Health region, 130 in the Island Health region, 196 in the Interior Health region and 65 in the Northern Health region.
“There have been no new COVID-19 related deaths, for a total of 168 deaths in British Columbia. We offer our condolences to everyone who has lost their loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“There has been a new health-care facility outbreak at the Maple Hill long-term care facility at Langley Memorial Hospital in the Fraser Health region. In total, five long-term care or assisted-living facilities continue to have active outbreaks.
“There have been no new community outbreaks. Public health teams continue to provide support for the five ongoing community outbreaks.
“As we continue to gradually ease restrictions, our objective is to keep COVID-19 low and slow. To do this, we are being thoughtful and measured in our response, opening what is safe to open and keeping closed what is risky.
“We know that closed spaces, close contact and crowds are higher risk, so anything that involves these things will continue to have restrictions.
“Grocery stores, pharmacies and other essential businesses remained open with precautions. Once we flattened our curve, restaurants, retail stores, schools and many other businesses got back underway.
“Looking ahead, as we continue to slowly progress, other business sectors, like spas and resorts, as well as recreational sports, will also be able to safely restart. But the same precautions businesses have taken to protect employees, customers and themselves today will still apply.
“What also stays the same are the personal measures we are all following to keep ourselves safe and protect those we care for most. These are our foundations and our path forward.
“We know that a family gathering in someone’s home, a nightclub or even a choir practice puts people close together inside for an extended period of time, which significantly increases the risk of transmission.
“It is far easier to maintain a safe physical distance from four people than 40. It is also much faster for public health teams to complete contact tracing when there are only a few people to alert to potential exposure.
“Our most effective way to manage COVID-19 in our communities is to work together, to take care of each other and do our part. This is not forever, but it is certainly for now and until we have the means to fully stop COVID-19.”
Learn More:
For more information about BC’s Restart Plan, visit: www.gov.bc.ca/restartbc
For B.C.’s surgical renewal plan, visit:
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/conducting-health-research-evaluation/reports-publications
For mental health and anxiety support, visit: www.bouncebackbc.ca
Or: www.anxietycanada.com
For the latest medical updates, including case counts, prevention, risks and testing, visit: http://www.bccdc.ca/
Or follow @CDCofBC on Twitter.
For non-health related information, including financial, child care and education supports, travel, transportation and essential service information, visit: www.gov.bc.ca/covid19
Or call 1 888 COVID19 (1 888 268-4319) between 7:30 a.m. and 8 p.m. (Pacific time), seven days a week.
For the latest videos and livestreaming of COVID-19 media availabilities, visit:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/BCProvincialGovernment/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BCGovNews
YouTube: www.youtube.com/ProvinceofBC
For a Chinese translation: http://news.gov.bc.ca/files/2020.06.16_New_ExistingCasesCOVID-19_CN.pdf
Backgrounders
Assisted living, long-term care homes, seniors’ rental buildings with past or ongoing COVID-19 outbreaks
Vancouver Coastal Health:
- Holy Family Hospital long-term care facility
Fraser Health:
- Langley Lodge long-term care facility (second outbreak April 29)
- Maple Hill long term care facility
- Nicola Lodge long-term care facility
- Valhaven Home long-term care facility
Outbreaks declared over:
- Amica Edgemont
- Amica Retirement Home long-term care facility
- Berkley Care Centre long-term care facility
- Cedarbrook Chateau independent living
- Central City Lodge
- Chartwell Willow long-term care facility
- Clayton Heights long-term care facility
- Delta View long-term care facility
- Dufferin Care Centre
- Eden Care Centre long-term care facility
- Evergreen Heights assisted living
- Evergreen House long-term care facility
- German Canadian House long-term care facility
- Guildford Seniors Village long-term care facility
- Haro Park long-term care facility
- Hollyburn House long-term care facility
- Inglewood Lodge long-term care facility
- Kootenay Street Village long-term care facility
- Langley Gardens long-term care facility
- Langley Lodge long-term care facility (first outbreak declared over April 25)
- Little Mountain long-term care facility
- Lynn Valley long-term care facility
- MSA Manor long-term care facility
- New Vista Care Home long-term care facility
- Orchard Manor at Hawthorn Park long-term care facility
- Royal Arch Masonic Home long-term care facility
- Shaughnessy Care Centre long-term care facility
- South Granville Park Lodge long-term care facility
- Swedish Canadian Manor assisted living
- The Cedars in Mission assisted living facility
- The Harrison at Elim Village long-term care facility
- Villa Cathay long-term care facility
- Windermere Care Centre long-term care facility
- Worthington Pavilion