Face of Nation International : B.C. announced Monday its first COVID-19 death outside of a care home or hospital, as the total number of cases rose to 970.
The B.C. Coroners Service said the man died in his residence, signalling the first community death in the province. The man won’t be identified due to privacy, said provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. Henry announced 86 confirmed new COVID-19 cases. Officials did not release numbers Sunday, so the new figures account for two days of testing: 16 cases on Sunday and 70 cases on Monday.
Two more people have died from the virus in Vancouver, Henry said. So far, 19 people have died in B.C. from the coronavirus, most of them linked to long-term care homes. Thirteen long-term care homes in B.C. have had a staff member or resident infected. All are in the Vancouver Coastal Health and Fraser Health regions, Henry said.
Henry said that 48 per cent of cases — 469 people — have now recovered in the province, including more than 70 people who were in intensive care. A total of 106 people remain in hospital and 60 people are in intensive care, most of them over the age of 65, Henry said. People under the age of 19 accounted for less than five per cent of cases, she said. (Source : CBC News – Canada)
