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COVID 19 update for October 28, 2021

This is a update of COVID-19 statistics for the Greater Campbell River and neighbouring Local Health Areas, as of yesterday.

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. 

Greater Campbell River Local Health Area – Courtesy BC Government

From the onset of the pandemic until the end of September:

  • there were 623 cases in the Comox Valley, which includes Hornby and Denman 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 McNeill 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 Courtenay, on October 19th, 20th and 21st.

Comox Valley Local Health Area – Courtesy Government of BC

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. 

Vancouver Island West Local Health Area –

Starting in November, everyone in British Columbia 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 the 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.

Vancouver Island West Local Health Area – Courtesy BC Government

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. 

Top photo credit: Looking South from the mouth of the Oyster River, which divides the Greater Campbell River and Comox Valley Local Health Areas – Photo by glinnismorgan on Flickr (CC BY SA, 2.0 License)

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