Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, issued a joint statement on COVID-19 in B.C. on Aug. 24. 

They announced 269 new cases of the virus from Friday to Sunday, with now 913 active and 4,068 recoveries. Two new cases were found in the Northern Health region, and there are 17 active and 110 recovered. 

Currently, 18 people are hospitalized with COVID-19, with five of these in intensive care. There was one new COVID-19 related death in the Fraser Health region, for a total of 203 in the province.  

“Public health teams continue to closely watch our key indicators to ensure we are staying where we need to be. This includes monitoring the level of community spread, as well as the percentage of positive tests. In both cases, right now we are staying within the range of where we need to be. 

“We still have low transmission and we want to keep it that way as our summer continues and we look to the fall. It is about finding the balance – protecting vulnerable people and keeping our activities going. 

“Our COVID-19 response in B.C. is about all of us doing our part and taking the right precautions based on our circumstances. It is about protecting those around us and protecting ourselves.” 

Watch the full update here: