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May 5 Update
This evening (Wednesday) the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) announced that for the period of April 25 – May 1 there were 2 new cases of COVID-19 reported for the Powell River Local Health Area (includes City of Powell River, qathet Regional District (minus Lasqueti), and Tla’amin Nation).
April 29 Update
On Wednesday evening the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) announced that for the period of April 18 – 24 there were 4 new cases of COVID-19 reported for the Powell River Local Health Area (includes City of Powell River, qathet Regional District (minus Lasqueti), and Tla’amin Nation).
April 22 Update
Yesterday the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) announced that for the period of April 11 – 17 there were 11 new cases of COVID-19 reported for the Powell River Local Health Area (includes City of Powell River, qathet Regional District (minus Lasqueti), and Tla’amin Nation).
Moving pieces in the pandemic: A Powell River update
The third wave of the pandemic has arrived in Powell River. This evening the BC Centre for Disease Control announced that for the period of April 4 – 10 there were 15 new cases of COVID-19 reported for the Powell River Local Health Area (includes City of Powell River, qathet Regional District (minus Lasqueti), and Tla’amin Nation).
April 7 Update
This past week brought some exciting, and some troubling, developments in our pandemic marathon.
Reports of high case count numbers around the province, including growing variant cases, are cause for concern. For the period of March 28 – April 3 there were 2 new cases of COVID-19 reported for the Powell River Local Health Area (includes City of Powell River, qathet Regional District (minus Lasqueti), and Tla’amin Nation).
March 31 Update
For the period of March 21- 27 there were no new cases of COVID-19 in the Powell River Local Health Area (includes City of Powell River, qathet Regional District (minus Lasqueti), and Tla’amin Nation).
In an effort to curtail the recent increase in COVID-19 cases across B.C., however, the Public Health Office strengthened province-wide restrictions this week. Until April 19 indoor religious gatherings and worship services, indoor group exercise classes and indoor dining at restaurants, pubs and bars are prohibited. Masks are now mandatory in all schools for children in grades 4 – 12, and strongly recommended for children in K – grade 3.
