Times-Chronicle Staff
B.C. has 11 new test-positive cases of COVID-19 as of Tuesday, with no new deaths in the province related to the virus in the past 24 hours for the first time in weeks.
There are 258 active cases in the province, 37 people in hospital and seven in critical or intensive care, and there were no new deaths related to COVID-19 reported by provincial health authorities in B.C. Tuesday.
Fifteen active outbreaks continue in long-term and acute care, with no new increases in positive tests to residents. No new community outbreaks were announced in the province Tuesday.
There have been 2,541 COVID-19 cases to date in the province, 194 in the Interior Health region, and 2,122 people have recovered in B.C.
“I know now that we are in phase two there is a lot to look forward to and slowly and thoughtfully we are increasing our activities and I understand that with this transition there comes a lot of anxiety, some uncertainty and some frustration and for some that means frustration that we are moving too slowly and some frustration that we are moving too fast,” said Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer during the province’s daily update from Victoria on May 26.
“Today we were able to report as I said, no new deaths, for the first time in quite a few weeks and we want to be able to do this every day so no more families have to deal with the loss of somebody they love.”
She reiterated her mantra of kindness and compassion as the balancing act of reopening the provincial economy continues.
“We’re now one week into phase two with more people out, more businesses open. We cannot go back to our pre-COVID days. We need to find that balance that allows us to get things moving to have increased contact, social contact and social connections, but not go to the place where this virus can take off and infect a large number of people in a short period of time,” Henry said.
Henry said 321,000 people have taken the province’s “Your story, our future” survey, which ends May 31, with Henry asking particularly for people in northern regions of the province and elderly people to complete the survey, and friends and relatives to assist.
