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January 27, 2021
B.C. Minister of Health Adrian Dix.
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, today (Jan. 27) issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the COVID-19 response in British Columbia.
Today, we are reporting 485 new cases, for a total of 65,719 cases in British Columbia.
There are 4,299 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. There are 303 individuals currently hospitalized with COVID-19, 74 of whom are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.
Currently, 6,520 people are under active public health monitoring as a result of identified exposure to known cases and a further 58,778 people who tested positive have recovered.
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the COVID-19 response in British Columbia: “Today, we are reporting 485 new cases, for a total of 65,719 cases in British Columbia. “There are 4,299 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. There are 303 individuals currently
B.C. recorded four new COVID-19 deaths on January 27 – the lowest total of new deaths in a day since November 21, when there were also four deaths. The last time there were fewer than four deaths . . .
On the one year anniversary of the first COVID-19 case being confirmed in B.C. (Jan. 27), the province reported 485 new cases, and four more deaths. T.
by Craig Takeuchi on January 27th, 2021 at 6:40 PM 1 of 4 2 of 4
While January 25 marked one year since the first COVID-19 case was reported in Canada, today (January 27) is the one-year anniversary of the first COVID-19 case to be confirmed in B.C.
At a news conference today, B.C. Premier John Horgan reflected on the past year and answered several questions about issues that have arisen in recent weeks.
Travel
When Horgan was asked if B.C. will consider a 14-day quarantine for travellers entering the province like some other Canadian jurisdictions have done, he said that they previously explained that they have looked into travel restrictions but cannot ban travel outright due to legal considerations.