decrease in south vancouver island
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COVID: decrease in South & Central Vancouver Island

Dr Richard Stanwick recently observed, “What we are seeing is a general decrease both in South and Central Island. The numbers are absolutely bang on … and that means our contact tracers are able to make sure we get a hold of anybody who has been exposed at this point.”

This aligns with COVID numbers that Island Health just released. There are still 120 active cases on the Island, which is 33 less than when Cortes Currents reported last week. However there has been a slight increase in North Vancouver Island, where there are now 30 cases. 

The BC Centre for Disease Control released more area specific data last night, but it is already five days old. As of the epi week ending on Saturday May 15th, there were 4 active cases in the Greater Campbell River Local Health Area, which includes Cortes, Quadra and other Discovery Islands. This is two less than the week before. 

There were 17 cases just to the south in the Comox Valley Local Health Area. This is an increase of 4 over the previous week. The only North Vancouver Island school listed on Island Health’s school exposure page is in Comox. 

There were no cases reported in Vancouver Island North or West. 

The most recent data from BCCDC shows that 83% of the cases on Vancouver Island are variants. 67% of these are  the “UK variant” (Variant B.1.1.7) and 32%  the “Brazil variant” (Variant P.1). 

Eleven Vancouver Island residents are currently in the hospital and 3 in critical care. 

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