Posted:
March 16, 2021
B.C.’s COVID-19 updates for March 16
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer (PHO), and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, today (March 16) issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the COVID-19 response in British Columbia.
B.C. Minister of Health Adrian Dix.
Today, we are reporting 556 new cases, including 14 epi-linked cases, for a total of 88,929 cases in British Columbia.
There are 4,999 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, with 9,511 people under active public health monitoring as a result of identified exposure to known cases. A further 82,436 people who tested positive have recovered.
Of the active cases, 280 individuals are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, 84 of whom are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.
Posted:
March 4, 2021
Mayor Don McCormick
City of Kimberley Mayor Don McCormick is urging residents to maintain their pace in terms of combating the COVID-19 pandemic.
The mayor cautioned residents about being lulled into complacency thanks to the arrival of warmer weather, with spring only 16 days away.
“It is bright sunshine this past couple of days, with melting in the streets and news that vaccinations are gaining momentum. I don’t know about you, but it leaves me with a feeling of freedom – the kind of freedom that comes after being constrained for a year,” Mayor McCormick stated on social media this morning, adding, “Be aware. It is a false sense of freedom. COVID is still all around us. Kimberley dealt with five more confirmed cases over the last few weeks. We will not see mass vaccinations until summertime. Now is not the time to become complacent.