by Craig Takeuchi on December 18th, 2020 at 8:00 PM 1 of 3 2 of 3
After a week filled with several outbreaks, high new case counts, and a high death toll, there were some hints of potentially encouraging signs today.
Case counts in all categories are lower than yesterday’s numbers. However, overall levels still remain relatively high in many areas.
Meanwhile, Upper Fraser Valley RCMP announced today that Chilliwack RCMP charged and fined three unnamed churches that held in-person services on December 6 and 13 for defying provincial health orders that prohibit gatherings. (For more details, see this article.)
B.C. update: December 18
B.C. provincial health officer and Health Minister Adrian Dix announced in a joint statement that there are 624 new cases (including four epi-linked cases) in B.C. today, with the majority (65 percent) in Fraser Health (in comparison, the next highest is Vancouver Coastal Health at 17 percent).