According to a November 9th report from Island Health, there are now 8 active COVID cases in that part of Vancouver Island stretching north from Courtenay and the Comox Valley. While the number is trivial – most of us probably haven’t even seen one of those eight people – the trajectory is not.
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North Vancouver Island continues to remain relatively COVID free
Amidst news of record breaking reports of new cases throughout British Columbia, North Vancouver Island continues to remain relatively COVID free.
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First Nations grapple with COVID-19
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As of July 31, the percentage of First Nations individuals living on reserve reported positive for COVID-19 was one-quarter of the rate of the general Canadian population, according to Indigenous Services Canada (ISC). “The work that communities have done, to ensure the safety of their citizens, of their Elders and of their communities generally has been phenomenal,” says Dr. Shannon McDonald, who is the Chief Medical Officer at the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA). McDonald is Metis and Anishinabe, and introduces herself as a guest on Tsawout territory. But as COVID-19 cases continue to increase across B.C., several First Nations have also announced increasing numbers of positive COVID-19 cases.
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only two new cases in North Vancouver Island last week
Though the numbers are still rising, there are still fewer deaths and and hospitalizations in the second wave of COVID 19. There were 968 cases reported in British Columbia last week. The majority were in the Fraser and North Coast Health Regions. Vancouver Island continues to report the lowest numbers in the province and there were only two new cases in North Vancouver Island last week.
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Campbell River Health Area is relatively COVID free
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Statistics released by the BC Centre for Disease Control show that our area is relatively COVID free.
These are found on a series of maps, and a weekly report, released on Thursday, October 8th.
However a CHEK news report of two cases at Carihi Secondary School in Campbell River could change this.
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