BC is preparing for “Operation Immunize” as the number of cases of COVID-19 continues to increase

BC is preparing for what is called an “immunization operation” as new COVID-19 infections continue to accumulate throughout the state.

State dignitaries of the initiative, Ross Brawn, joined the state and federal counterparts today to explain exactly how the vaccine will be distributed, state health officer Bonnie Henry said. I told the media on the 3rd of March.

The discussion was attended by key representatives such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in British Columbia, with the aim of trying and understanding all the key steps needed to understand how to facilitate vaccine delivery. ., And predict the immunization process here in the state, and the challenges and obstacles that may arise. “

COVID-19 continues to devastate the state while health officials look ahead.

Since the first death in the state was recorded on 9 March, there have been 12 more COVID-19-related deaths overnight, for a total of 481 deaths.

The number of people infected with enough illness to be hospitalized fell from 337 yesterday to 325, the first decline since October 30th. The number of people in hospitals with enough illness to enter the intensive care unit increased by one to a record 80.

New infections continue to grow, with 694 new cases identified in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 35,422 since the first infection was identified on 28 January.

Fraser Health continues to be the hardest hit area.

Here’s a breakdown of where the new infections are.
• Vancouver Coastal Health 114.
• Fraser Health 465.
• Island Health 10.
• 82 in Interior Health.And
• 23 at Northern Health.

There are 9,103 people who are actively fighting infectious diseases, but 24,928 have recovered.

Three new outbreaks have occurred in the medical facility.
• Maple Ridge’s Bailey House long-term care facility.
• Prince George’s Gateway House Long-term Care Facility.And
• A university hospital in northern British Columbia in Prince George.

Henry did not mention the new declaration that the outbreak was over.

This means that there are currently eight hospitals in the state and they are active.
• A university hospital in northern British Columbia in Prince George.
• West Coast General Hospital in Port Alberni.
• Saanich Peninsula Hospital in Saanichton.
• Burnaby Hospital in Burnaby.
• Langley Memorial Hospital in Langley.
• Lions Gate Hospital in North Vancouver.
• Ridge Meadows Hospital in Maple Ridge.And
• Sally Memorial Hospital in Sally.

A total of 56 elderly living facilities are actively occurring, and the following is a complete breakdown by health area.

Fifteen active outbreaks remain at senior citizens’ facilities in the Vancouver Coastal Health Area, including:
• Vancouver’s Arbut Scare Center.
• Vanfield Pavilion in Vancouver.
• Lebera Kapila No Care Center in West Vancouver.
• Columbus Residence in Vancouver.
• German Canadian Care Home in Vancouver.
• Vancouver Lake View Care Center.
• Little Mountain Place in Vancouver.
• Vancouver’s Renfrew Care Center.
• Royal Ascot Care Center in Vancouver.
• Vancouver’s Royal Arch Masonic Home Care Facility.
• St. Jude’s Anglican Home in Vancouver.
• Vancouver’s Three Links Care Center Long-term Care Facility.
• Vancouver Cathay Care Home.
• Vancouver Windermere Care Center.And
• Ubil Residence in Vancouver.

The 34 outbreaks at senior citizens’ facilities in the Fraser Health area include:
• Agacy’s Agacy Senior Community.
• Burnaby’s Age Care Harmony Court Estate.
• Burnaby’s Agecare Court Estates;
• White Rock Alhog Pavilion.
• Sally’s Amenida Senior Community.
• White Rock Amika White Rock.
• Maple Ridge’s Bailey House long-term care facility.
• Coquitlam Belvedere Care Center.
• Sally’s Care Life Fleetwood;
• Langley Chartwell Langley Garden.
• Care facility at Felburn Care Center in Burnaby.
• Burnaby’s Finnish manners.
• Sally’s Fleetwood Villa Retirement Residence.
• Fortran Senior Community in Fortran Gray.
• Burnaby’s George Derby Center.
• Good Samaritan Delta View Care Center 2 care facility in Delta.
• Langley’s Harrison Point Retirement Home.
• Harrison in Sally’s Elim Village.
• Long-term care for the Hawthorne senior care community in Port Coquitram.
• The Hawthorne Senior Care Community has helped live in Port Coquitram.
• Maple Ridge’s Hollow Manners Care Facility.
• Jackman manners in Langley Township.
• Laurel Place care facility in Sally.
• Abbotsford Menno Home.
• Sally’s Morgan Place Care Society.
• Delta’s North Crest Care Center.
• PICS supported life in Sally.
• Queens Park Care Center in New Westminster.
• Chilliwack sunset manners.
• Abbotsford Taber Home.
• Sally’s Clayton Heights Residence.
• Mission residence.
• Chilliwack Valley Haven Care Home.And
• White Rock Senior Village in White Rock.

There are three outbreaks in the elderly homes of Northern Health:
• Fort St. John’s North Peace Senior Housing Association building.
• Dawson Creek Rotary Manners Dawson Creek.And
• Prince George’s gateway house care facility.

Two outbreaks occur in elderly living facilities in the Island Health area. Port Alberni’s Tsawa Ayus-Rainbow Garden and Veterans Memorial Lodge in Broadmead, Victoria.

In the Interior Health area, there are two facilities for the elderly in Kelowna’s Mountain View Village and Kelowna’s Sunpoint Village.

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