This past week was the deadliest British Columbia has seen since the pandemic began. Dr Bonnie Henry reported 24 more deaths yesterday, which brings the total number of fatalities since last Friday to 105. The number of active cases in the province is close to 10,000.
However, there is also good news.
Continue reading COVID 19 this past week in North Vancouver IslandThis is the last in a series of articles coming out of a ZOOM conference that Island Health officials had with a group of Cortes Island community leaders. First, Michele Crobsy, Director of Clinical Services Delivery for the Campbell River and Strathcona Corridor, gave an overview of how they respond to a COVID situation. Then, Charmaine Enns, Medical Health Officer for North Vancouver Island, explained, “There is a plan and it works.” This series concludes with select questions from a Q & A about COVID Issues.
Continue reading Island Health: Q & A about COVID issuesPart two of a three part series about the DEC 10 ZOOM conference Island Health had with a group of Cortes Island community leaders. (Click here for part one)
“There is a plan and it works … We can stop or mitigate [COVID] transmission very quickly, with Public Health interventions,” said Dr. Charmaine Enns, Medical Health Officer for North Vancouver Island.
Continue reading There is a plan and it works
