the Discourse, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
First Nations individuals living on reserve had COVID-19 rates that were one quarter of the rate of the general population — what can be learned from this?
Continue reading COVID 19 rates of Indigenous peoples living on reserve is one quarter of the general populationsThere has been little data about COVID’s impact within specific communities. Dr. Bonnie Henry says, “The risk of this virus is everywhere in British Columbia. Everywhere in Canada.” Rumours sometimes filled in the information gap. Some Cortes residents may have heard talk of a confirmed case within their midst towards the end of August. Last week the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) released local COVID data that shows this was highly unlikely.
Continue reading Local COVID data from the BC Centre for Disease ControlWhile the number of confirmed COVID cases in Vancouver Island and the rest of the province continues to rise, data from the BC Centre for Disease Control shows there have been no new cases reported in North Island – which includes Courtenay, Campbell River, and the Discovery Islands, as well as communities further north – for at least a week.
Continue reading No new cases for at least a weekFirstly, some news from a village on the Sunshine Coast, about 26 kms south of Cortes Island by water.
Continue reading COVID update for September 16, 2020BC health officials announced 139 new cases of COVID on Thursday, September 10, 2020, at which point there were 42 people in hospitals and 14 of these receiving critical care. The number of confirmed cases among members of the Tla’amin Nation, who attended a funeral and wake in Powell River, has risen to seven. The number of COVID cases in North Vancouver Island is much lower.
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