B.C. recorded 19 new cases, one epidemiologically linked case and two deaths due to COVID-19 on Thursday (June 25).
That brings the total number of test positive cases in B.C. to 2,869. One of the new cases was the first public school teacher in the province to be diagnosed with COVID-19. The individual teaches in the Fraser Health region, but Dr. Bonnie Henry said B次元官网网址渘one of the students are exposed.B次元官网网址�
Henry said the teacher was exposed through a B次元官网网址渟ocial interaction,B次元官网网址� through a known case of COVID-19.
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There are currently 179 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. Fifteen patients are in hospital, with seven in ICU. B.CB次元官网网址檚 total death toll due to the virus is now at 173.
B.C. entered Phase Three on Wednesday, leading to a loosening of some restrictions, including travel within the province.
However, Henry warned that just because the province had moved to the next phase of its pandemic response, that didnB次元官网网址檛 mean British Columbians could throw caution to the wind.
She especially urged travellers to be respectful of communities not yet ready to welcome visitors, including smaller communities without the health care resources to deal with an outbreak.
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Health Minister Adrian Dix said the move to Phase 3 meant people needed to be more vigilant about physical distancing, not less.
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Dix also warned that COVID-19 case counts were hitting record highs in the past two weeks, including south of the border.
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Surgeries, many of which were delayed in the heart of B.C.B次元官网网址檚 COVID-19 situation, have returned to near normal levels, Dix said.Last week, 6,425 surgeries were performed in B.C., while this week there have been 6,358. In total, there have been 28,247 surgeries performed since elective ones resumed in mid-May.
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