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There are now 2,145 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in BC.
BC health officials announce 33 new COVID-19 cases
Published 3:28 PDT, Fri May 1, 2020
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Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry issued a joint statement today providing updates on BC’s COVID-19 statistics.
They announced 33 new cases for a total of 2,145 confirmed cases in the province.
One more person has died of reasons related to COVID-19 for a total of 112.
There have been no new long-term care or assisted-living facility outbreaks since yesterday. In total, 21 facilities and three acute-care units have active outbreaks, with outbreaks now declared over at 12 care facilities.
Public health teams continue to support community outbreaks, including active contact tracing.
There are now 52 employees confirmed positive at Superior Poultry in Coquitlam, and 35 employees confirmed positive at United Poultry in Vancouver. Of note, the United Poultry case number has been decreased, correcting a reporting error in yesterday’s report.
There are now 133 inmates and staff confirmed positive at the Mission Institution federal correctional centre, as well as 15 positive cases of COVID-19 connected to the Kearl Lake plant in Alberta.
To date, 1,357 people who had tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered.
Of the total COVID-19 cases, 79 individuals are hospitalized, and 24 of those are in intensive care. The remaining people with COVID-19 are recovering at home in self-isolation.
Today is National Physicians Day and the start of National Medical Laboratory Week. Celebrating physicians, medical laboratory professionals and health care workers is especially important during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Henry and Dix urge people to think of health care workers this weekend and keep a safe physical distance from others.
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