Here's your daily update with everything you need to know on the novel coronavirus situation in B.C.
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Here’s your daily update with everything you need to know on the novel coronavirus situation in B.C. for Sept. 4-5, 2021.
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We’ll provide summaries of what’s going on in B.C. right here so you can get the latest news at a glance. This page will be updated regularly throughout the day, with developments added as they happen.
Check back here for more updates throughout the day. You can also get the latest COVID-19 news delivered to your inbox weeknights at 7 p.m. by subscribing to our newsletter here.
B.C.’S COVID-19 CASE NUMBERS
• New cases since Sept. 1: 671
• Total deaths: 1,827 (three additional deaths)
• Hospitalized cases: 215
• Intensive care: 118 (up two)
• Total vaccinations: 3,929,089 received first dose; 3,572,841 second doses
• Recovered from acute infection: 160,268
• Long-term care and assisted-living homes, and acute care facilities currently affected: 21 (one new)
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IN-DEPTH:COVID-19: Here are all the B.C. cases of the novel coronavirus
B.C. GUIDES AND LINKS
• COVID-19: Here’s everything you need to know about the novel coronavirus
• COVID-19: Here’s how to get your vaccination shot in B.C.
• COVID-19: Look up your neighbourhood in our interactive map of case and vaccination rates in B.C.
• COVID-19: Afraid of needles? Here’s how to overcome your fear and get vaccinated
• COVID-19: Five things to know about the P1 variant spreading in B.C.
• COVID-19: Here are all the B.C. cases of the novel coronavirus in 2021
• COVID-19: Have you been exposed? Here are all B.C. public health alerts
• COVID-19 at B.C. schools: Here are the school district exposure alerts
• COVID-19: Avoid these hand sanitizers that are recalled in Canada
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• COVID-19: Here’s where to get tested in Metro Vancouver
• B.C. COVID-19 Symptom Self-Assessment Tool
LATEST NEWS on COVID-19 in B.C.
Three more deaths, 118 patients in intensive care
B.C. health officials announced 671 new cases of COVID-19 and three more deaths on Friday.
There are 5,872 active cases of people infected with the novel coronavirus throughout province, according to a statement from B.C.’s Ministry of Health.
The majority of active cases are in the Interior Health region.
Of the new cases reported in the last 24 hours, 230 are in Fraser Health, 78 in Vancouver Coastal Health, 230 in Interior Health, 89 in Northern Health and 44 are in Island Health
Sixteen more patients have ended up in hospital with the virus for a total of 215 people in care, of whom 118 are in intensive care.
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There has also been one new health care facility outbreak at Abbotsford’s Menno Home, for a total of 21 active outbreaks.
Canada could see above 15K daily COVID-19 cases next month
Canada’s chief public health officer says there is an urgent need for more people between 18 and 39 to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to reduce the impact of the Delta variant.
New modelling released by Dr. Theresa Tam today says if the current rate of transmission of COVID-19 remains the same, Canada could see more than 15,000 new cases a day by the beginning of October.
Tam says, however, that the vaccines are working incredibly well, with unvaccinated Canadians 12 times more likely to be infected and 36 times more likely to be hospitalized if they do get infected.
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She says it is critical to get up to 80% of all eligible age groups fully vaccinated as soon as possible.
Only about two in three Canadians between 18 and 39 are fully vaccinated now but they also tend to be the most mobile and have the most close contacts.
Tam says nobody wants wide-ranging lockdowns again and that can be avoided if we rapidly increase vaccinations, use masks, limit close contacts and maintain some limits on the size of public gatherings.
— The Canadian Press
Frustrated doctors say people, protesters who refuse COVID-19 vaccine are ‘ultimate selfishness’
Some doctors and nurses are frustrated with large groups of anti-vaccination protesters outside hospitals in cities across the country and say limited health-care resources are being used to save the lives of those who decided not to protect themselves against COVID-19.
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Dr. Steven Fedder, who works in the emergency room of a hospital in Richmond, B.C., said he has run out of patience for people whose stance against vaccines has larger societal implications.
“I think it’s the ultimate selfishness that individuals choose not to vaccinate themselves. And I think they don’t realize they are too arrogant to understand that we live in a society where we all have to make sacrifices,” he said.
It’s time that more employers, including all levels of governments, started mandating vaccines to send a strong message to those ignoring the science behind vaccination, Fedder said, adding the potential of losing a job may be the jolt people need to get immunized.
Anti-vaccination sentiments have intensified since some provinces announced plans to require so-called vaccination passports to access places like restaurants, movie theatres and gyms. Quebec and Ontario began their programs this week and British Columbia residents will be expected to provide proof of vaccination in the coming weeks.
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Read more HERE.
— The Canadian Press
B.C. MAP OF WEEKLY COVID CASE COUNTS, VACCINATION RATES
Find out how your neighbourhood is doing in the battle against COVID-19 with the latest number of new cases, positivity rates, and vaccination rates:
B.C. VACCINE TRACKER
LOCAL RESOURCES for COVID-19 information
Here are a number of information and landing pages for COVID-19 from various health and government agencies.
• B.C. COVID-19 Symptom Self-Assessment Tool
• Vancouver Coastal Health – Information on Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
• HealthLink B.C. – Coronavirus (COVID-19) information page
• B.C. Centre for Disease Control – Novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
• Government of Canada – Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Outbreak update
• World Health Organization – Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak
–with files from The Canadian Press
COVID-19 update for Sept. 4-6: 671 new cases, three deaths | Canada could see more than 15k cases next month | Majority supports vaccine passport: Poll - Vancouver Sun
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