{"id":20775,"date":"2020-11-13T15:10:25","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T20:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=20775"},"modified":"2020-11-16T14:01:16","modified_gmt":"2020-11-16T19:01:16","slug":"covid-19-cases-6-more-in-campbell-river-during-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/covid-19-cases-6-more-in-campbell-river-during-october\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID 19 cases: 6 more in Campbell River during October"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Roy L Hales<\/p>\n

BC Health officials tell us<\/a>\u00a0the number of COVID 19 cases is doubling almost every 13 days.<\/p>\n

There were close to\u00a05,800 active cases\u00a0<\/a>as of 4:30 PM, Thursday, November 12th.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe data shows us that the virus is able to transmit far more easily in the colder weather when we are spending more time indoors, which means that many of the things that we were able to do safely this summer are no longer safe,\u201d said Provincial Health Officer\u00a0said Dr Bonnie Henry<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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View of Campbell River \u2013 courtesy City of Campbell River 2019 Annual Report<\/p><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

October: in Campbell River Health Area<\/h2>\n

One of these COVID 19 cases was at\u00a0Carihi Secondary school\u00a0<\/a>and reported by the media. The others could have been anywhere in\u00a0Campbell River<\/a>, its outskirts, or the Discovery Islands.*<\/p>\n

These are not the first cases reported in the Campbell River Health area. There were a dozen earlier this year, but none in August or September.<\/p>\n

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During October: There were 6 new cases in Campbell River; 8 in the Comox Valley, 1 in Vancouver Island North and no new cases reported in Powell River or Vancouver Island West \u2013 monthly maps taken form the BC Centre for Disease Control<\/p><\/div>

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Recent COVID 19 cases: Vancouver Island<\/h2>\n

A less geographically specific\u00a0report for the past two weeks<\/a>, states there were 18 new cases in North Vancouver Island, which includes the Comox Valley, Campbell and other regions to the north. Some of these people have already recovered.<\/p>\n

Island Health\u2019s Public Health COVID-19 Status Dashboard<\/a>\u00a0shows a total of 51 active cases, as of yesterday, and 11 of these are in North Vancouver Island.<\/p>\n

British Columbia\u2019s COVID-19 Dashboard<\/a>\u00a0confirms that there are 51 active cases on Vancouver Island. None of these have been hospitalized, admitted to the ICU and there has not been a new death reported in months.<\/p>\n

Stay away from the Mainland<\/h2>\n

Ironically,\u00a0Five staff members at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital<\/a>\u00a0tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Island Health\u2019s chief medical health officer,\u00a0Dr. Richard Stanwick, told CFAX\u00a0<\/a>1070 that a visitor from the Lower Mainland is believed to be the source. He recommends that Island residents stay away from Vancouver unless it is absolutely necessary.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do know and we\u2019ve certainly documented that people who have gone over there have come back with more than just a good time, but with COVID,\u201d said Stanwick.<\/p>\n

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Compilation of screenshots from the British Columbia COVID 19 Dashboard<\/p><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Travel restrictions<\/h2>\n

It has been a week since BC\u2019s Provincial health Officer, Dr Bonnie Henry,\u00a0issued a provincial health order<\/a>\u00a0for \u201call individuals,\u00a0places of work and businesses\u201d in the Vancouver Coastal Health and\u00a0Fraser Health regions\u00a0to \u201csignificantly reduce their\u00a0level of social interactions and travel.\u201d<\/p>\n

This order is currently in effect until 12:00 PM on Monday November 23.<\/p>\n

Stanwick suggests, \u201cLet\u2019s support the efforts being done in the Lower Mainland by not going over there and possibly adding to their problem.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Powell River by Paul Hamilton via Flickr (CC BY SA, 2.0 License)<\/p><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Powell River seeks an exception<\/h2>\n

Powell River is across the waters from Comox by ferry, but within the Vancouver Coastal Health Region.<\/p>\n

Mayor Dave Formosa told MyPowellRiverNOW<\/a>\u00a0he is seeking an exemption, \u201cOur citizens can travel to Vancouver for whatever, but we can\u2019t travel to the island. That\u2019s the biggest complaint I\u2019m hearing. Why is it that we can\u2019t have access to Vancouver Island which has far less issues with COVID and Vancouver has far more issues with COVID.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added \u201cWe did have a\u00a0breakout in the Tla\u2019amin Nation<\/a>. The Tla\u2019amin Nation did an excellent job of dealing with it and getting it under control. At the end of September, there were approximately 37 cases within the Tla\u2019amin Nation and two within the region.\u201d<\/p>\n

That was prior to the BC Centre for Disease control releasing its latest monthly report, which shows\u00a0no new cases in Powell River during October<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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COVID 19 by Ricardo Hu\u00f1is via Flickr (CC BY SA, 2.0 License)<\/p><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Fatalities<\/h2>\n

The BC COVID 19 Situation report for the last week in October<\/a>\u00a0 showed that while young adults are more likely to contract COVID, they are recovering. Most of the fatalities were among the elderly: \u201ctwo-thirds were associated with a care facility outbreak, and 85% were 70+ years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr Henry explained, \u201c2% overall of people who have contracted COVID-19 have died, and we know that age is one of the most important factors in the probability that people will have severe illness or die from the virus. The median age of those who have died from the virus is 85.\u201d<\/p>\n

* Editor's Note: This story has been corrected to reflect an updated case count.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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