B.C. COVID-19 response update
The Voice of Canada News:
The COVID-19 situation in British Columbia is continually evolving, and the information below is current as April 23, 2020.
Cases:
- Total confirmed cases in B.C.: 1,824
- New cases since April 22, 2020: 29
- Hospitalized cases: 103
- Intensive care: 44
- COVID-19 related deaths: 94
- Recovered: 1,092
- Long-term care and assisted-living homes currently affected: 20
- Acute-care unit outbreaks: 3
Confirmed cases by region:
- Vancouver Coastal Health: 755
- Fraser Health: 760
- Island Health: 111
- Interior Health: 156
- Northern Health: 42
New provincial advice and measures:
- More than 2,500 essential service workers have been referred to open child care spaces through the Province’s new child care matching process: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2020CFD0044-000740
- Applications for the $1,000 B.C. Emergency Benefit for Workers will open on May 1: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2020FIN0023-000743
New federal measures:
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced more than $1 billion in support of a national medical research strategy to fight COVID-19 that includes vaccine development, the production of treatments and tracking of the virus: https://pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2020/04/23/prime-minister-announces-new-support-covid-19-medical-research-and
