by Craig Takeuchi on April 22nd, 2021 at 4:50 PM 1 of 2 2 of 2 The new case count has risen to the 1,000 mark once again. In addition, hospitalizations have risen to a new record high above the 500 case mark, which B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry called “alarming”. Consequently, the pressure on the B.C. healthcare system has prompted changes to surgeries, which B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix outlined at today's briefing (see below). Today (April 22), the federal government announced restrictions on travel to India and Pakistan. For more information, see this article. Hospitals and surgeries Henry and Dix warned during their presentation on April 19, the high number of COVID-19 cases in the province has resulted in record levels of hospitalizations.