PORT MOODY, B.C. A Port Moody woman who had been desperately trying to get her elderly mom out of the nursing home that she was transferred to only last week has finally been reunited with her. Sue Dupuis says a lack of communication had meant her 90-year-old mother was isolated and her family was shut-out. “She is sad, crying. I haven’t seen her look worse,” Sue Dupuis said in an interview March 9. A day after a story aired about their struggle on CTV, Dupuis says Fraser Health has since worked with her family and her mom has been transferred out of the nursing facility and is back home.
VANCOUVER A Port Moody, B.C., woman is trying desperately to get her elderly mom out of the nursing home that she was transferred into only last week. The reason? She says a lack of communication has meant her 90-year-old mother is now isolated and her family shut-out. “She is sad, crying. I haven’t seen her look worse,” Sue Dupuis said in an interview with CTV News. Dupuis says her mom, Joan Caldwell, had been living with her until a broken leg landed the senior in Eagle Ridge Hospital. Dupuis says she spent hours there each day for about a month, helping her mom with everything from physiotherapy to feeding.
By Glen Korstrom | February 22, 2021, 5:02pm
B.C. deputy provincial health officer Réka Gustafson | Government of B.C.
B.C. s battle against COVID-19 showed no signs of success on February 22, according to new data released by the province.
Health officials detected 1,428 new cases in the three days since the last update, including 449 infections identified in the past 24 hours, 475 new cases in the day before that, and 504 cases on February 20.
The number of those in hospitals fighting the virus rose by six to 223, while those in intensive care units of those hospitals rose by five to 66. There were eight additional deaths, for a total of 1,335 since the first fatality from the virus was documented last March.
The number of those in hospitals fighting the virus rose by six to 223, while those in intensive care units of those hospitals rose by five to 66. There were eight additional deaths, for a total of 1,335 since the first fatality from the virus was documented last March. The number of recoveries increased by 1,343 but was outpaced by the new cases, leaving 4,560 British Columbians now fighting active infections of the virus, up by 74 from three days ago. The province also said that its testing revealed that 28 more of the 77,263 total confirmed COVID-19 infections are COVID-19 variants, which are believed to transmit more easily and may be more deadly. In total, the province has detected 101 cases of variants.