B.C. has recorded 16 new cases and one additional death due to COVID-19, Dr. Bonnie Henry said on Wednesday (May 13).
The province has had a total of 2,376 confirmed cases, 385 of which are still active. A total of 132 people have died. The death reported Wednesday was of a senior in a Fraser Health longterm care facility.
There are currently 59 people hospitalized with COVID-19, 15 of whom are in ICU.
Henry reminded British Columbians about the rules going forward on gatherings, as the province gets ready to enter phase two of the pandemic response over the May long weekend.
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The keys, Henry noted, are: B次元官网网址渇ewer faces, bigger spacesB次元官网网址� even as British Columbians expand their bubble up to six people.
Those new people, she noted, should remain constant.
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And while gatherings of up to 50 people are allowed, proper physical distancing must still be maintained outside of peopleB次元官网网址檚 bubbles. ItB次元官网网址檚 also a good idea to keep gatherings short and outdoors, Henry said, to limit the time during which the virus can be transmitted.
B.C.'s update for May 13:
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16 new cases
2,376 total confirmed cases
877 VCH
1,137 FH
125 VI
180 IH
57 NH
385 active
59 hospital, 15 ICU
1 new death, 132 total
20 outbreaks in longterm care/acute care
299 residents/patients affected, 190 staff
Ultimately, Henry said, itB次元官网网址檚 up to everyone to decide on their own if they will expand their bubbles and who to include, depending on the people in their own households.
Health Minister Adrian Dix asked people to consider if any Victoria Day travel plans were truly essential, B次元官网网址渆ven if itB次元官网网址檚 your second home, even if itB次元官网网址檚 a place you go to every Victoria Day weekend.B次元官网网址�
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Henry said non-essential travel within B.C. could become an option in the coming weeks, after the long weekend. She said restaurants and salons will be given specific guidance to open as soon as May 19.
The provincial health officer also lauded the 75,000 British Columbians who had already taken a new B.C. Centre for Disease Control survey at about COVID-19.
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The survey includes the further option to sign up for serology testing, which will test for antibodies through a test Health Canada just approved.
The testB次元官网网址檚 approval was heartening, Henry said, to determine what kind of antibodies are left after both mild and severe cases of the virus, as well as what level of protection they can offer.
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If you do not need to go somewhere, even if itB次元官网网址檚 a place you go to every Victoria Day weekend.
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