There's good news in Prince George: COVID-19 cases are dropping.
According to the latest Geographic Distribution of COVID-19 by Local Health Area of Case Residence data, Prince George saw 46 cases from April 11-17, 2021.
That's just more than half of what was accumulated from April 4-10, 2021, when there were 70 new infections recorded in the area.
The data is released by the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC).
Northern Health's local area COVID-19 geographic distribution numbers for the week of April 11-17, 2021. By BCCDCThe north isn't without struggles though as Peace River North and Peace River South is seeing rapid transmission, as well as a flurry of school exposure alerts.
Peace River North saw 61 cases from April 11-17, 2021, while 76 were detected in Peace River South during the same timeframe.
With school exposure notices piling up, an up-to-date list of northern B.C. schools marked for COVID-19 exposure events in the month of April is as follows:
- Fort St. James Secondary (SD91) - April 14-16, 2021
- North Peace Secondary (SD60) - April 15-16, 2021
- Doctor Kearney Middle (SD60) - April 15-16, 2021
- Mountain Christian School Society (Independent) - April 16, 2021
- Buckhorn Elementary (SD57) - April 12, 2021
- Cassie Hall Elementary (SD82) - April 5-6, 12-16, 2021
- Thornhill Primary School (SD82) - April 13-15, 2021
- Thornhill Elementary (SD82) - April 13-15, 2021
- Doctor Kearney Middle (SD60) - April 14, 2021
- North Peace Secondary (SD60) - April 14, 2021
- Mountain Christian School Society (Independent, Dawson Creek) - April 13-15, 2021
- North Peace Secondary (SD60) - April 8-9, 13, 2021
- Freedom Thinkers Education (Independent, Fort St. John) - April 12-13, 2021
- Duncan Cran Elementary (SD60) - April 7-9, 12-13, 2021
- Bert Bowes Middle (SD60) - April 8-9, 13, 2021
- Doctor Kearney Middle (SD60) - April 8-9, 2021
- R.L. Angus Elementary (SD81) - April 12-13, 2021
- Energetic Learning Campus (SD60) - April 14-15, 2021
- Buckhorn Elementary (SD57) - April 13-15, 2021
- Duncan Cran Elementary (SD60) - April 6-8, 12-14, 2021
- Evelyn Dickson Elementary (SD91) - April 9, 2021
- Chetwynd Secondary (SD59) - April 12, 2021
- Morfee Elementary (SD57) - April 3-5, 2021
- Prince George Secondary (SD57) - April 7, 12-16, 2021
- Energetic Learning Campus, Fort St. John (SD60) - April 12-13, 2021
- Hudson's Hope Elementary and Junior Secondary (SD60) - April 12, 2021
- Doctor Kearney Middle (SD60) - April 12-13, 2021
- North Peace Secondary (SD60) - April 12-13, 2021
- Tremblay Elementary (SD59) - April 7-9, 2021
- College Heights Secondary (SD57) - April 12-13, 2021
- École Frank Ross Elementary (SD59) - April 6-9, 2021
- Houston Christian School (Independent) - April 7-9, April 12-13, 2021
- Notre Dame Catholic School (Independent) - April 7, 2021
- Twain Sullivan Elementary (SD54) - April 7-9, April 12-13, 2021
- Houston Secondary (SD54) - April 7-9, 12-13, 2021
- Sliverthorne Elementary (SD54) - April 7-9, April 12-13, 2021
- Energetic Learning Campus (SD60) - April 8-9, 2021
- Dawson Creek Secondary, South Peace Campus (SD59) - March 30-April 1, 2021
- École Mountain View Elementary (SD82) - April 6, 2021
- École Frank Ross Elementary (SD59) - March 30 - April 2, 2021
- Tremblay Elementary (SD59) - March 30-April 1, 2021
- École College Heights Elementary (SD57) - April 6-8, 2021
- St. Anthony's Catholic School, Kitimat (Independent) - April 6, 2021
- Dawson Creek Secondary, South Peace Campus (SD59) - March 29-April 1, 2021
- Notre Dame Catholic School (Independent) - March 29-April 1, 2021
- Sacred Heart Elementary (Diocese of Prince George) - April 6, 2021
- Kispiox Community School (Independent) - April 6, 2021
- Mountain Christian School Society (Independent) - April 6, 2021
- Prince George Secondary (SD57) - April 6, 2021
- Canalta Elementary (SD59) - April 6, 2021
- C.M. Finch Elementary (SD60) - March 30-April 1, 2021
- Duchess Park Secondary (SD57) - April 6, 2021
- Kersley Elementary (SD28) - April 6-8, 2021
- Dawson Creek Secondary, South Peace Campus (SD59) - March 31-April 1, 2021
As of this publication (April 22), Northern Health has a recorded total of 6,895 cases since March 2020, with 223 cases currently active.
The BCCDC says 20 people are hospitalized across the region, nine of which are in critical care or ICU.
A total of 136 lives have been lost in the north due to the virus.
B.C. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix are scheduled to give a live briefing at 1 p.m. this afternoon.
