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B.C.’s top doctor rolled up her sleeve Tuesday and received her first shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
Health minister Adrian Dix says provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry received the shot to “demonstrate full confidence in the safety of the vaccine and show support for health care workers across our province.”
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Since receiving the first shipment of the Pfizer vaccine on Dec. 13, more than 4,000 British Columbians, mostly front-line healthcare workers, have received their shots.
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SURREY, B.C. The Fraser Health Authority has declared new COVID-19 outbreaks in Surrey, Langley and Abbotsford. The high-intensity rehabilitation unit at Laurel Place in Surrey has been temporarily closed to admissions after evidence of transmission. “Four patients and two staff have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The outbreak is limited to one unit,” said Fraser Health in a news release Tuesday. Laurel Place is a four-storey long term care home across from Surrey Memorial Hospital. The impacted unit is considered acute care and provides inpatient and day program rehabilitation to adults with impairments resulting from stroke, brain injury, amputation and other injuries.
B.C. announces 444 new cases of COVID-19, the lowest 1 day total in more than a month
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix put the number of hospitalized patients at 357 people, 84 of whom are in intensive care.
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Posted: Dec 22, 2020 4:07 PM PT | Last Updated: December 23, 2020
Health officials say B.C. is starting to see a levelling of its COVID-19 curve but at a high plateau which means a worrying amount of transmission is still occurring.(Ben Nelms/CBC)
by Province of British Columbia on Tuesday Dec 22 2020
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 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia:
“Today, we are reporting 444 new cases of COVID-19, including five epi-linked cases, for a total of 47,510 cases in British Columbia.
“There are 9,481 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. There are 357 individuals currently hospitalized with COVID-19, 84 of whom are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.
“A total of 36,094 people who tested positive have recovered.