Another week saw a continuing trend of rising daily COVID-19 cases as careless summer parties are wreaking havoc and increasing the spread that saw this week end with 50 plus cases on Friday. Health Minister Adrian Dix and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C. 's provincial health officer, announced 53 new cases, including three epi-linked cases, for a total of 3,934 cases in British Columbia.

By DESIBUZZCanada Staff

VICTORIA – Another week saw a continuing trend of rising daily COVID-19 cases as careless summer partiers are wreaking havoc and increasing the spread that saw this weekend with 50 plus cases on Friday.

Health Minister Adrian Dix and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, announced 53 new cases, including three epi-linked cases, for a total of 3,934 cases in British Columbia.

"There are 386 active cases of COVID-19 in the province and 3,353 people who tested positive have recovered,” they said in a joint statement.

"There are 11 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19, four of whom are in intensive care. The remaining people with COVID-19 are recovering at home in self-isolation.

"Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 1,167 cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 2,069 in the Fraser Health region, 147 in the Island Health region, 389 in the Interior Health region, 93 in the Northern Health region and 69 cases of people who reside outside of Canada.

"There have been no new COVID-19 related deaths, for a total of 195 deaths in British Columbia. We offer our condolences to everyone who has lost their loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic.

"There has been one new health-care facility outbreak at Derby Manor in the Fraser Health region. In total, five long-term care or assisted-living facilities and one acute-care facility have active outbreaks.

"There are no new community outbreaks. However, there continue to be community exposure events throughout the province and on flights into and out of British Columbia.

"Alerts are posted on the BC Centre for Disease Control's website, as well as on health authorities' websites, providing details on where the potential exposure occurred and what actions you need to take - whether you need to immediately self-isolate, or monitor for symptoms.

"As we see new COVID-19 hot spots emerge and the new cases creep up in every health authority, we have to keep our firewall strong. Like a wildfire, COVID-19 has the potential to rapidly burn out of control and we need to put out these flare-ups.

"Today, more than 1,500 people throughout our province are self-isolating, unable to leave their home unless it is to get medical care, because they have COVID-19 or have had a high-risk exposure to the virus. This is a concern and something we can change.

"We can make a difference and we know what we need to do, because we have done so already. We are calling on everyone to make COVID-19 safety our way of life - this weekend and every weekend.

"In step with our increased interactions comes the need to ensure we are taking the steps to protect ourselves and those around us. We have adapted our activities, put layers of protection in place and safely restarted our province.

"Now is not the time to relax and let down our guard. Let's keep our bubbles small, use our layers of protection and give people the space to stay safe.

"We have been leaders in how to protect our communities and how to restart our economy. Let's continue to be the place that leads with kindness and compassion, that works together and keeps COVID-19 low and slow.

"This weekend, let's continue to hold the line and remember that we can keep our curve flat. We can continue to do that by staying committed to each other."