Friday sees 589 new cases overnight in BC. 39 in IHA
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the COVID-19 response in British Columbia: Note: today’s case information is provisional due to delayed updates in the lab reporting system. Full case information will be posted...
Province reports 395 new cases, 24 in IHA
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the COVID-19 response in British Columbia: “Today, we are reporting 395 new cases, including 12 epi-linked cases, for a total of 78,673 cases in British Columbia. “There are ...
Trail, Rossland residents invited to learn more about legal and health-care decisions while coping with dementia
A diagnosis of dementia can bring on worry and anxiety about the changes one is going to experience. Preparing for legal, health-care and financial decisions can help ease transitions and soothe anxieties as dementia progresses. It can be difficult to know where to start, but the Alzheimer Society of B.C. is here to help....
BC records 456 new cases overnight, 30 in IHA
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the COVID-19 response in British Columbia: “Today, we are reporting 456 new cases, including two epi-linked cases, for a total of 78,278 cases in British Columbia. “There are...
BC records 559 new cases overnight, 43 in IHA
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the COVID-19 response in British Columbia: “Today, we are reporting 559 new cases, including 29 epi-linked cases, for a total of 77,822 cases in British Columbia. “There are 4,677 active cases of COVID-19 […]
Weekend sees 1,428 new cases in BC, 67 in IHA
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the COVID-19 response in British Columbia: “Today, we are reporting three periods: from Feb. 19 to 20, we had 504 new cases, from Feb. 20 to 21 we had 475 new cases, and in the...
COVID-19 outbreak on unit 4B at Kelowna General Hospital (KGH)
Interior Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak on unit 4B at Kelowna General Hospital (KGH). As of Monday morning, four patients and one staff member have tested positive for COVID-19. Investigation is ongoing and patients with COVID-19 from 4B are being relocated to the COVID unit. There is no evidence of COVID-19 transmission...
KBRH gets $38.8 million boost
Construction is underway at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital (KBRH) for a new ambulatory care clinic and expanded pharmacy. “Our government recognized the critical importance of upgrading KBRH so people in the West Kootenay-Boundary area could get better care, so it’s exciting to see work get started on the next phase of...
445 new cases overnight in BC, 44 in IHA
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the COVID-19 response in British Columbia: “Today, we are reporting a total of 445 new cases, including six epi-linked cases, for a total of 72,750 cases in British Columbia....
BC Coroners Service: More than 1,700 lives lost in 2020 due to toxic illicit drugs
As the five-year anniversary of the province’s illicit drug toxicity public health emergency approaches, the BC Coroners Service reports 2020 was B.C.’s worst year yet in terms of number of lives lost due to the effects of toxic illicit drugs. There were 1,716 deaths due to illicit drugs in 2020 in B.C., representing a 74% ...