Whistler records more than two dozen new cases of COVID-19
Posted February 25, 2021 2:02 pm.
Last Updated February 25, 2021 3:46 pm.
WHISTLER (NEWS 1130) – Whistler has recorded 26 more cases of COVID-19, bringing the total case count since Jan. 1 to 702.
Vancouver Coastal Health reports that’s 36 fewer cases from the previous week.
VCH also says most people who have tested positive are young adults who live at the resort, with transmission still mainly happening in “household settings.”
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On Thursday, B.C. recorded 395 new cases of COVID-19 province-wide, and 10 more deaths.
Re: uptick in cases possibly linked to variants of concern, Henry says focus has been on workplaces and targeted enforcement in places like @BigWhite and @WhistlerBlckcmb (where 32 of 69 businesses recently inspected by @WorkSafeBC received violation orders). #bcpoli @NEWS1130
— Marcella Bernardo (@Bernardo1130) February 25, 2021
Earlier this week, we learned nearly half of businesses inspected by WorkSafeBC on Jan. 30 and 31 were issued orders for pandemic-related violations.
