COVID 19 update for Oct 28, 2021
Cortes Currents
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Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Yesterday, the BC Centre for Disease Control released the most recent statistics for the Greater Campbell River Local Health area, which includes Quadra and Cortes Islands, and extends from the Oyster River to Sayward.
There were 5 active cases between October 17th and 23rd. This is much better than the 35 listed in the Comox Valley.
From the onset of the pandemic until the end of September:
there were 623 cases in the Comox Valley, which includes Horby and Deman Islands, and stretches from Fanny Bay to Merville.
373 in the Greater Campbell River area
102 in Vancouver Island North, which includes Port Hardy, Port McNeil and Alert Bay.
and 20 in the more remote area of Vancouver Island West, where the main towns are Gold River, Tahsis and Zeballos.
Island Health does not report any COVID 19 school notifications for Campbell River area, but there were potential exposures at Queneesh Elementary School, in Courtesy, on October 19th, 20th and 21st.
This all suggests that the majority of the 50 active cases in North Vancouver Island, that Island Health reported yesterday, were in the Comox Valley Local Health Area.
Starting in November, Everyone British Columbian who is 70, or older, will be given the opportunity to receive a third vaccination. Invitations will be sent out by risk, age group and the date of your second dose.
In January, this opportunity will be extended to the rest of province. If everything goes according to plan, you should receive your invitation within 6 to 8 months of your second dose.
According to the British Columbia COVID-19 Dashboard, as of October 27th there have been 10,486 active cases throughout Vancouver Island since the pandemic began. The vast majority of people recovered, but there are 89 confirmed deaths and 56 are currently in hospitals.
While the vast majority of infected British Columbians recovered, there have been 2,137 deaths.
As of October 27, 2021, the World Health Organization reports that there have been close to a quarter of a billion confirmed cases of COVID 19 and more than 4.9 million people died.