One year since first COVID-19 case: B.C. records 485 infections, four deaths
Posted January 27, 2021 4:08 pm.
Last Updated January 27, 2021 4:12 pm.
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – It’s been one year since B.C. confirmed its first COVID-19 case and since then, the province has recorded nearly 66,000 infections.
In a joint statement Wednesday from Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix, they reported 485 new cases, bringing the total to 65,719 infections since the pandemic began.
“One year ago today, the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in our province. Since that day, the impact has been severe; people have become seriously ill and died, our lives have been disrupted and health-care workers everywhere have faced challenges at a scale never experienced before,” reads the statement. “In response, people throughout the province have stepped up to put normal routines and activities aside, doing all they can to protect our communities, Elders and loved ones. Thank you.”
BC's #covid19 update Jan 27
The good:
4 deaths overnight lowest since November
The bad:
Avg deaths/day in January still 10+
Active cases & isolations up after inching consistently down for weeks
Another 40+ day in less than a week on the island concerning#bcpoli @NEWS1130 https://t.co/1lBx8wXDc6 pic.twitter.com/qFT8oeYAtH— LizaYuzda (@LizaYuzda) January 27, 2021
Wednesday also marked the lowest number of reported daily deaths since November. However, four more people died in the last day from the virus.
“We continue to see new community clusters around the province – in the Fernie and Williams Lake regions, and elsewhere. These hot spots show, once again, how easily the virus spreads between us,” reads the statement.
There is a new healthcare outbreak at Glenwood Seniors Community and the outbreak at Villa Cathay is over.
The Fraser Regional Correctional Centre is now dealing with an outbreak.
The number of patients in hospital declined by 100 to 303, with 74 of them are in critical care.
Of the 124,365 doses of COVID-19 vaccine that have been given to British Columbians, 4,160 are the second shots.
“When we are tired, it is easy to let things slip and let our guard down. Yet this only gives the virus a chance to spread a bit more. In these days – when COVID-19 vaccinations are starting, but for most of us are still weeks or months away – the actions we take may seem small, but will have a big impact to stop the virus in its tracks,” reads the statement.
