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IN-DEPTH:COVID-19: Here are all the B.C. cases of the novel coronavirus
LATEST NEWS on COVID-19 in B.C.
3 p.m. – Health officials are set to share latest figures on COVID-19 in B.C.
Health officials are expected to update the number of COVID-19 cases, deaths and recoveries across the province.
5 a.m. – Santa Claus is “probably” immune to COVID-19
B.C.’s provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says Santa Claus is “probably” immune to COVID-19, but Christmas will still look a little different this year.
She says health officials are trying to determine how they can facilitate Santa’s visits because he’s going to be washing his hands a lot and probably won’t be eating cookies and milk in every house,
but they will find ways of making it work.
Henry says there won’t be a vaccine by Christmas to save the day, but people can do a number of small things to celebrate in a safe way, especially to protect elders.
She says the virus spreads more easily in cooler weather, particularly when people are inside, which is why it’s so important for people to reduce their contacts and step up their safety measures.
The news about Santa Claus comes as B.C. surpassed 20,000 cases of COVID-19 on Thursday.
-The Canadian Press
12 a.m. – Health officials report 1,130 new cases, four deaths since Tuesday
Dr. Bonnie Henry announced today there had been 1,130 new cases of COVID-19 reported across the province over the last two days.
Of those cases, 536 were reported between Nov. 10 and 11 and an additional 594 were reported in the last 24 hours. The bulk of the new cases, 808, were reported in the Fraser Health region.
