The Spark Women's Leadership Conference has been taking place for ten years with the goal of developing female leaders in northeast B.C., and Jennifer Moore, November's Co-op Community Champion, was one of many women who made the annual event happen.
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January 8, 2021
B.C.’s COVID-19 updates for Jan. 8
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, today (Jan. 8) issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia.
Today, we are reporting 617 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 56,632 cases in British Columbia.
There are 6,118 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. There are 358 individuals currently hospitalized with COVID-19, 75 of whom are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.
Currently, 8,755 people are under active public health monitoring as a result of identified exposure to known cases and a further 48,205 people who tested positive have recovered.
Posted: Jan 08, 2021 3:50 PM PT | Last Updated: January 10
People wait in line for their COVID-19 vaccine in Vancouver on Dec. 22, 2020.(Ben Nelms/CBC) comments
B.C. health officials announced 617 new cases of COVID-19 and 18 more deaths on Friday.
In a written statement, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix said 358 people are in hospital, 75 of whom are in intensive care.
A total of 988 people in B.C. have died due to COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
There are currently 6,118 active cases of coronavirus in the province, with public health monitoring 8,755 people who are in self-isolation due to COVID-19 exposure.
The death toll from the virus in the province is nearing 1,000, with a total of 988 people losing their lives so far, including 18 individuals in the past day. The percentage of people who have recovered from the virus keeps rising, as more than 85%, or 48,205 people, out of the 56,632 people infected since last January, have had their illness deemed to be over. Health officials are monitoring 8,755 people because they have had an identified exposure to someone known to be carrying the virus. Health officials continue to vaccinate healthcare workers and seniors in care homes, with 5,195 people vaccinated in the past day, for a total of 46,259 people vaccinated since vaccinations launched on December 16.