Credit- Government of B.C.

By Doug Collins

COVID Trending good news and bad

COVID trending shows both good news and bad

Feb 5, 2021 | 11:03 AM

KAMLOOPS — B.C.’s Chief Medical Health Officer says there are some good trends developing regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.In a news briefing today, Dr. Bonnie Henry says there’s a slow decline starting in the number of cases, but she says there are still some concerns.

In the meantime, Dr. Henry says the current restrictions involving gatherings will continue.

Dr. Henry says there are more cases developing in Northern and Interior Health, while things are looking better in the Fraser Health Authority. and they have concerns about the possible spread of the variants that have been identified, and how those variants are moving within the population. British Columbia has identified 10 new cases of COVID-19 involving variants of concern since Monday, bringing the total identified in the province to 28.

The Health Ministry says there are now 19 cases involving the strain first identified in the United Kingdom and nine cases of the South African strain.

One of the new cases involving the South African variant was picked up through international travel and the other new cases of both variants were transmitted locally.

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The ministry’s modelling shows stable or declining trends in overall cases and test positivity rates across the province, but it also suggests infections will climb rapidly if physical contact increases to 60 per cent of normal.

Dr. Henry says again, the interactions between groups have to be avoided to avoid the spread.