Category Archives: Health

Greater Campbell River: before and after vaccinations

North Island Medical Health Officer Dr Charmaine Enns recently gave Campbell River’s city council an overview of the pandemic’s impact on the Greater Campbell River Health Area, before and after vaccinations.

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Nearly COVID free by September

The most recent provincial modelling shows that if enough people are vaccinated and personal interactions remain well below pre-pandemic levels, BC might be nearly COVID free by September.

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Daily cases less than 1 per 100,000 of population

Two days into BC’s new restart plan, the BC Centre for Disease control has released a new chart which shows that the daily rate of infection rate throughout most of Vancouver Island was less than 1 per 100,000 during the week ending on Monday, May 24th. 

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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.”

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