Three more COVID-19 deaths in B.C., fewest ICU cases in weeks
Posted May 6, 2020 1:56 pm.
Last Updated May 6, 2020 7:18 pm.
VICTORIA (NEWS 1130) —Three more people have succumbed to COVID-19 in B.C., bringing the provincial death toll to 124, according to the province.
#BREAKING Three more deaths in #BC from #COVID19 with 23 new cases bringing total to 2255.
Recovered cases at 1494 working out to 66.2%.
Of 74 patients hospitalized, 19 in critical care down 2 from Tuesday.
More details coming after 3pm. #bcpoli @NEWS1130— Marcella Bernardo (@MBernardoNews) May 6, 2020
Of the 74 patients hospitalized, 19 are in critical care, which is down by two since Tuesday.
The number of people in intensive care Wednesday is the lowest it has been in six weeks.
And health officials announced there are no new long-term care or assisted-living facility outbreaks.
“In total, 17 facilities and five acute-care units have active outbreaks, with outbreaks now declared over at 17 care facilities,” a joint statement from Minister of Health, Adrian Dix, and Dr. Bonnie Henry reads.
Five hospitals and 17 homes have active outbreaks.
Latest deaths all seniors at care homes –1 on Vancouver Island and 2 in Vancouver Coastal region.
Re: poultry plant clusters, 56 (+1) linked to Superior in Coquitlam, 35 at United in Vancouver and 7 at Fraser Valley Specialty.— Marcella Bernardo (@MBernardoNews) May 6, 2020
The recovery rate in B.C. remains at 66 per cent.
“To date, 1,494 people who had tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered.”
Meantime, the province is keeping a close eye on Victoria as the government will be rolling out its plan to reopen the economy around 3:00 p.m. Wednesday.
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“As Premier John Horgan has said, finding the right balance in this next phase of COVID-19 requires all us to work together, to follow our playbook principles and remember the basics of keeping a safe physical distance from others, with fewer faces and open spaces,” the release from B.C. health officials reads.
