With a heat warning in effect for Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley, several cities have opened up dedicated indoor cooling centres and outdoor cooling stations. We ve compiled a list of what s available and where.
B.C.’s death toll from COVID-19 rose to 1,154 on January 25, after 26 residents died from the virus during the weekend, according to government data. The number of serious cases has also risen, . . .
Of those hospitalized, 68 are in intensive care units. The number of those actively fighting infections fell to 4,392, from 4,479 three days ago, as recoveries slightly outpaced newly discovered infections. There were 1,344 new infections discovered in the past three days, while 1,376 people are newly listed as having recovered. The breakdown of new cases by health region is: • 314 people in Vancouver Coastal Health (23.3%); • 618 people in Fraser Health (46%); • 73 in Island Health (5.4%); • 234 in Interior Health (17.4%); • 104 in Northern Health (7.7%); and • one person who resides outside the province. More than 89.2%, or 57,831 people have recovered, out of the 64,828 individuals who have been infected by the virus in the province since the first case was confirmed on January 28, 2020.