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Weekend COVID-19 case count stays low
Published 10:30 PDT, Tue May 19, 2020
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There were only 16 new cases of COVID-19 between Saturday and Monday of the Victoria Day long weekend, said Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry in an update yesterday.
Nearly 2,000 of the people who have tested positive throughout the province have since recovered.
Two more people have died of reasons related to COVID-19 for a total of 143.
There were no new health-care outbreaks over the weekend. In total, 14 long-term care or assisted-living facilities and five acute-care units have active cases.
Health teams continue to provide support for community outbreaks at the Oppenheimer Group, those in the poultry sector, at the Mission Institution and with those connected to the Kearl Lake plant in Alberta.
“We are all learning the new ways of safe social interaction—doing things that we have never had to do before—and we ask you to show patience with yourself and with those around you as we enter this new phase,” Henry and Dix said in a statement.
If you are using transit or entering a small store, consider using a cloth face mask to protect others, they added.
For people experiencing family or intimate-partner violence, support is available 24/7 through VictimLinkBC and 1 800 563-0808.
For youth who may be struggling, the Kids Help Phone is available by phone, text and online at 1 800 668-6868 or Kidshelpphone.ca
For the Your Story, Our Future survey, visit: www.bccdc.ca/covid19survey.
For those who cannot complete the survey online, or need assistance in another language, call 1 833 707-1900 to take the survey over the phone. Assistance is available seven days a week between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (Pacific time), in 150 languages.
For the latest medical updates, including case counts, prevention, risks and testing, visit: http://www.bccdc.ca/ or follow @CDCofBC on Twitter.
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