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B.C. reports four new deaths, total confirmed COVID-19 cases rise to 2,087

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The B.C. Ministry of Health has reported 34 new test-positive cases of novel coronavirus in the province today, bringing the total number cases in B.C. to 2,087 people.

In total, 811 of these cases are in the Vancouver Coastal Region, 941 in Fraser Health, 120 on Vancouver Island, 169 in Interior Health and 46 in Northern Health region.

Dr. Henry says the majority of active cases now are linked to the known cluster outbreaks described below.

There are now a total of 89 people who have been hospitalized with COVID-19, 35 of whom are in critical care – ICU or acute care units — showing a continued decline in hospitalizations.

Sadly, four new deaths were reported today and the death toll is now at 109 in total across the province.

In good news, a total of 1,305 people have now recovered from novel coronavirus in B.C.

Outbreaks

There are two new outbreaks at a long term care facilities across B.C. 13 outbreaks have now been declared over.

In total, 24 facilities and three acute-care units have active outbreaks. 404 people at those facilities have tested positive for the virus. This includes 252 residents and 152 staff.

The coronavirus outbreak at the Mission Institute federal correctional facility continues to have 120 people who have tested positive for COVID-19, 108 of whom are inmates while the rest are staff.

The outbreak at a Vancouver chicken processing and packaging plant, United Poultry Company, now has 42 employees who tested positive for COVID-19.

Its sister plant, the Superior Poultry processing plant in Coquitlam now has 50 test-positive cases of patients who have contracted the virus.

There continue to be 11 COVID-19 cases connected to workers returning from the Kearl Lake oil sands project in Alberta, as per the latest updates.

Island Health region

Specific data for the Vancouver Island Health region shows that there are 120 total cases of COVID-19 in the area.

BCCDC data shows that as of April 28th, 86 people have recovered in the Island Health region and there have now been four virus-related deaths in total.

This means there are now 30 active cases in the region.

Five people with COVID-19 are currently hospitalized in the Island Health region as of today, according to Minister Adrian Dix.

Dr. Henry added that COVID-19 testing is now available to anyone in our community who has symptoms, including those who have very mild symptoms. Tests are also being used extensively to identify cluster outbreaks.

“The random testing of people with no symptoms is of little value. That type of testing leads to both false positives and false negatives and it’s not a reliable mechanism to understand what’s happening in our communities,” said Dr. Henry.


See all the latest updates about the global COVID-19 pandemic on Vancouver Island


The BCCDC has set up a 2019 novel coronavirus telephone information line at 1-833-784-4397 for those who have further questions about this disease.

Anyone concerned that they may have been exposed to, or are experiencing symptoms of the novel coronavirus, should contact their primary care provider, local public health office, or call 8-1-1.

The Province has also created the 1-888-COVID-19  line to connect British Columbians needing non-medical information about the coronavirus pandemic.

As of the time of publication, the total number of COVID-19 patients worldwide has risen to 3,127,947.

Over 216,900 people have died from the illness and 950,753 have made a full recovery.

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Brishti Basu
Former Senior Staff Writer and Content Manager at Victoria Buzz.

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