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by Craig Takeuchi on December 23rd, 2020 at 10:00 PM 1 of 4 2 of 4
Today, B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix presented their last in-person briefing until Tuesday (December 29).
With Christmas upon us, Henry implored everyone to remain local, keep gatherings small, and practise health measures.
“Show you care by staying apart and connecting with people in safe ways,” she said. “We want our family, our loved ones, to be there for the next celebration, for the holiday that we’re going to have when we get this pandemic under control. The fewer people we see now, the safer we will all be.”
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B.C. health officials confirmed another 518 cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, and 19 new deaths.
Health officials also confirmed that the peak of B.C.’s second wave appears to be behind us.
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“We have bent our curve, slightly, and we’re now, perhaps, on a downward trajectory,” said Dr. Bonnie Henry, the provincial health officer, delivering a bit of a good news in the final in-person briefing before Christmas.
by Craig Takeuchi on December 22nd, 2020 at 8:30 PM 1 of 3 2 of 3
Over recent days, new case counts have been below 700 cases and that continues with today’s numbers. However, other case categories revealed mixed results.
After B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix mentioned at yesterday’s briefing that the nine deaths in Interior Health over the weekend were more than the region had over the course of the pandemic, something to note is that today’s case counts for Interior Health is on par with Vancouver Coastal Health.
Meanwhile, incidents of public health defiance continue to arise. Nanaimo RCMP announced today that 11 youths were fined for gathering in a parking lot in Nanaimo on the weekend without practising any health measures and after not following an officer’s direction to disperse.