Joint Statement – Dr. Bonnie Henry and Stephen Brown (October 27th, 2020)
NEW ORDER: Any private gathering in a household must not exceed members of the immediate household, plus six others.
New cases:
- October 23-24: 317 new cases
- October 24-25: 293 new cases
- October 25-26: 207 new cases
817 new cases since October 23rd, 2020 (11 of which are epi-linked)
Total documented cases in B.C. since the start of the pandemic: 13, 317
- Vancouver Coastal Health Region: 7,529
- Fraser Health Region: 7,529
- Island Health Region: 250
- Interior Health Region: 693
- Northern Health Region: 383
- Residing Outside of Canada: 88
Total active cases in B.C.: 2,325
Total B.C. cases recovered: 10,734
Total deaths in B.C.: 259
New outbreak locations:
- Surrey Pretrial Services Center
“Now is the time for all of us to work together – while staying apart – to slow the spread of COVID-19, and always keeping our groups small and using our layers of protection is the best way for us to do that.” – Dr. Bonnie Henry