COVID 19 cases: 6 more in Campbell River during October
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Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - BC Health officials tell us the number of COVID 19 cases is doubling once almost every 13 days.
There were close to 5,800 active cases as of 4:30 PM, Thursday, November 12th.
“The data shows us that the virus is able to transmit far more easily in the colder weather when we are spending more time indoors, which means that many of the things that we were able to do safely this summer are no longer safe,” said Provincial Health Officer said Dr Bonnie Henry.
Campbell River Health Area in October
Six people in the Campbell River Health Area tested positive during October., according to the BC Centre for Disease Control’s latest monthly cumulative COVID case count for local health areas.
Two of these COVID 19 cases were at Carihi Secondary school and reported in the media. The others could have been anywhere in Campbell River, its outskirts, or the Discovery Islands.
These are not the first cases reported in the Campbell River Health area. There were a dozen earlier this year, but none in August or September.
Recent COVID 19 cases on Vancouver Island
A less geographically specific report for the past two weeks, states there were 18 new cases in North Vancouver Island, which includes the Comox Valley, Campbell and other regions to the north. Some of these people have already recovered.
Island Health’s Public Health COVID-19 Status Dashboard shows a total of 51 active cases, as of yesterday, and 11 of these are in North Vancouver Island.
British Columbia’s COVID-19 Dashboard confirms that there are 51 active cases on Vancouver Island. None of these have been hospitalized, admitted to the ICU and there has not been a new death reported in months.