WHAT HAPPENED: There have been 63 new COVID-19 cases since Saturday, and one additional death, but hospitalizations are slightly down. Why It Matters: The lower hospitalization numbers and slowing percentage of new cases offer some hope that restrictions on movement and work may be bearing fruit. -- In the last 48 hours, since the last report on Saturday, there have been 63 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to 1,266. "There has been some flattening of the curve in some...

New COVID-19 cases dropped again Thursday, although there were two more deaths reported since Wednesday. There were 34 new cases since Wednesday, when new cases were at 45, bringing the total to 1,370. Hospitalizations are also down slightly – 132 compared to 135 Wednesday, although intensive care numbers are slightly up – 68, compared to 61 Wednesday. There were two additional deaths, bringing the total to 50. British Columbia will enter a critical period this weekend in its efforts to...

ELEVEN PEOPLE have died over the past 48 hours from COVID-19 in B.C., and an outbreak at a federal jail in Mission continues to grow. B.C had a total of 45 new confirmed COVID-19 cases over a 48-hour period since Saturday, bringing total cases to 1,490. The numbers of new cases are encouraging, but the recent death toll has been comparatively high. The 11 new deaths over the past 48 hours brings the provincial total to 69. "The majority of those (deaths) continue to be in long-term care,"...

New confirmed cases of COVID-19 are down again since Friday, as are the number of hospitalizations, but it will likely be two more weeks before some of the restrictions now in place might start being eased, says provincial health officer Bonnie Henry. “The easing of the restrictions when they come will be gradual,” Henry said in her daily pandemic update Saturday. She added big events, like weddings, parades, festivals “will not be happening this summer.” "Things like the PNE are not likely...

Construction can continue The B.C. government has clarified guidelines around COVID-19 management for the construction industry to address concerns that workers at construction sites are being put at risk of contracting and spreading the virus. While the new guidelines allow construction to continue, they could make it more difficult for major projects like the Site C dam and LNG Canada projects to comply, given the sheer number of the work forces. One of the questions reporters have asked...