COVID-19 on Vancouver Island: Health officials provide update on cases, restrictions
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British Columbia health officials will provide a live update on the COVID-19 pandemic Tuesday. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix are expected to announce plans to gradually relax public health restrictions in place to curb the transmission of the disease.
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix are expected to announce plans to gradually relax public health restrictions in place to curb the transmission of the disease.
CTV News Vancouver Island will stream the announcement LIVE @ 1:30 p.m.
Current health orders related to gatherings, events, and restaurants are set to expire on Wednesday and Henry has said she would announce any chances a day earlier.
On Jan. 28, Henry said British Columbians could expect some restrictions on social gatherings to be lifted by the Family Day holiday on Feb. 21.
On Monday, the B.C. Health Ministry announced that 17 more people had died of COVID-19 in the province, including two deaths in the Vancouver Island region.
The province's pandemic death toll stands at 2,764, including 202 deaths in Island Health.
There are currently 79 people in hospital with COVID-19 on Vancouver Island, down from the 88 reported Friday and 110 confirmed a week ago on Feb. 7.
Of those patients, 12 are currently receiving critical care, down from the 15 reported Friday but up from the nine recorded on Feb. 7.
