Slowly but surely.
While COVID-19 positivity rates throughout B.C. still remain worrisome, there's some slightly good news for Northern Health.
According to the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC), the north's seven-day moving average for positivity rate is 13.6 per cent as of Wednesday (April 14), which is almost a half-percentage point lower than April 13, when the rate was 14 per cent.
B.C. dropped by 0.3 percentage points from 10 per cent to 9.7, per the new data.
Vancouver Coastal Health currently sits at 9.9 per cent, Fraser Health is at 11.9 per cent, Interior Health 7.4 per cent and Island Health recorded at 4.1, also as of April 14.
Yesterday (April 15), B.C. set numerous new records but not in a good way.
Dr. Henry announced the province had 10,052 active cases, which is the highest during the pandemic. Hospitalizations also saw an all-time high at 409, 125 which are in ICU/critical care, also a record.
The 409 cases in the hospital are now the new record. It's also the highest ICU number since the pandemic started. The active cases are also a new record. #bcpoli #covidbc #covid19bc #covid19 #bced #cdnpoli #cityofpg @PGMatters
— Jess Balzer (@jessicajbalzer) April 15, 2021
Henry also issued a reminder to British Columbians during her in-person conference, pleading for everyone to follow restrictions and guidance currently active in the province.
"We know that we can stop this virus...the end is coming but we're not there yet," she said.
"We still have a ways to go together. There's no margin for error right now."
The current province-wide restrictions and orders were announced on March 29 and are set to expire on Monday (April 19) at 11:59 p.m., unless Henry announces an extension at her live briefing at 3 p.m. that afternoon.
As of this publication, Northern Health has recorded a total of 6,687 COVID-19 cases since March 14, 2020. There are 297 cases currently active throughout the region.
The BCCDC says there are 25 hospitalized in the north, 10 of which are in critical care or ICU.
There have been 132 lives lost in the region due to the virus.
- with files from Elana Shepert, Vancouver Is Awesome
