{"id":24045,"date":"2020-11-30T12:36:13","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T17:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=24045"},"modified":"2020-11-30T13:53:07","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T18:53:07","slug":"north-vancouver-islands-26-active-covid-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/north-vancouver-islands-26-active-covid-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"North Vancouver Island’s 26 Active COVID-19 cases"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Roy L Hales<\/p>\n

Another one of North Vancouver Island\u2019s 26 Active COVID-19 cases <\/a>identified themselves over Facebook last week. Lawrence O\u2019Connor is a stock car driver who contracted the disease while participating in a benefit race for Amnesty International in the Arizona Desert.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s nothing pleasant about this painful illness; I feel like I\u2019ve been eaten by wolves, and s**t off a cliff,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

He arranged for friends to drop off groceries at his door, in Port Hardy, and is currently in quarantine.<\/p>\n

Update from Cortes Island<\/h2>\n

Closer to home,\u00a0Chief Kevin Peacey posted an update about the situation in the Klahoose village at Squirrel Cove on Cortes Island.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cSeveral people have been tested. They are self isolating. We are waiting for the results. The storm did not help delaying our ability to get the swabs off the island. We should know by Monday whether we have more confirmed cases. We will continued to announce the number of confirmed Covid19 cases as we get the results back. We hope that more \u201cpositive\u201d cases are not going to happen but we are getting ourselves prepared,\" the statement reads.<\/p>\n

\"Officially we have only one confirmed case and the contact tracing is STILL ongoing,\" Peacey continues. \"This is why it is VERY IMPORTANT for everyone to follow the provincial guidelines and stay home, stay in your household bubble, wash your hands and mask up if you do leave your home. We are doing our due diligence, following the guidelines from various government agencies, as well as advice from our sister nation Tla\u2019amin\u2019s COVID19 emergency response team.\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWe do all live on this island together and I very much appreciate the whole community rising to this occasion and doing your part of shutting down COVID. On another note, I\u2019m getting a lot of people asking how they can actually help, right now bringing a couple armloads of DRY firewood to keep our frontline workers warm at the check point is a fantastic contribution to our efforts here. Once again I raise my hands to you all. Emote,\" the statement adds.<\/p>\n

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North Vancouver Island Health Service Delivery Area. Photo courtesy of the government of BC.<\/p><\/div>\n

Whereabouts unknown: the other 24 active cases<\/h2>\n

Island Health<\/a>\u00a0has not disclosed the whereabouts of the other 24 active cases in the North Vancouver Island Health Service Delivery Area.<\/p>\n

The\u00a02016 census lists more than 122,000 people in this 40,225 square kilometre region<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There are a great many small islands and rural communities, as well as urban centres like Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Campbell River, Courtenay and Comox.<\/p>\n

The negative effects of attempting to contain the virus are visible everywhere, but many rural British Columbians communities may not know if the virus has come anywhere near their communities.<\/p>\n

Links of interest:<\/h2>\n