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Posted: December 15, 2020 Teck update reports 25 active COVID-19 cases Teck Coal Ltd. today released an update on COVID-19 cases at Teck coal mining operations in the Elk Valley. The company reports it has implemented enhanced response protocols and preventative measures to safeguard workers and local communities. In addition, an on-site review of Fording River Operations and the water treatment facility construction site conducted last week by Interior Health confirmed Teck is taking the correct steps to manage transmission of COVID-19, the company said. There are currently seven active cas...

by Craig Takeuchi on December 15th, 2020 at 8:46 PM 1 of 6 2 of 6 Today marked a milestone in the COVID-19 pandemic for British Columbia. Vaccinations commenced today—with healthcare workers being the first to receive them—and the first person in the province to receive a vaccine was residential care aide Nisha Yunus in the Vancouver Coastal Health region. B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry was in attendance. The first person in Fraser Health to be immunized was healthcare assistant Linda Latour. "Among the very first people to receive it are those who care for and suppo...

Dr.Bonnie Henry (Province of B.C. photo) Share to Dec 15, 2020 4:25 PM Pete McIntyre A drop in B.C.’s new COVID-19 cases today with 522, including 56 in the Interior Health region. The B.C. total is the lowest in more than a month and comes after several days in the 600-700 range. However, the COVID-related deaths remain high with another 21. The provincial death toll is now at 668, with one of the latest victims, a woman in her 70s who had been living at McKinney Place in Oliver. That is the seventh death in Interior Health. There are 9,860 active cases, with 361 people in...

Provincial Health Officials announce some positive COVID-19 news SHARE ON: (Files by Catherine Garrett-MyPGNow) For the first time since November 9th, the daily COVID-19 case count has fallen below 600, and, the first Pfizer vaccines have reached the arms of healthcare workers. “Today is a momentous day in our province with the start of our first COVID-19 vaccine clinics. With immunizations now underway, those who are most vulnerable to severe illness have one more layer of protection that will get stronger as each new person gets immunized,” said Provincial Health Officer Doctor Bonnie H...

Howard Alexander B.C. health minister Adrian Dix speaks to reporters, Dec. 10, 2020 as provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry look on. Image Credit: SUBMITTED / Province of B.C. December 15, 2020 - 4:07 PM The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic continues in B.C. with 21 deaths and 522 new cases of the disease in the past 24 hours. B.C. also began giving the first COVID-19 vaccinations today, Dec. 15, according to a joint statement from provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and health minister Adrian Dix. "Today is a momentous day in our province with ...