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Three Burnaby COVID-19 outbreaks identified

A series of outbreak have been listed at care homes around Burnaby. With Fraser Health communities having the most cases, some care homes have seen new outbreaks to deal with recently.
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A series of outbreak have been listed at care homes around Burnaby.

With Fraser Health communities having the most cases, some care homes have seen new outbreaks to deal with recently.

These include:

• Fellburn Care Centre long-term care facility in Burnaby
• St. Michael's Centre long-term care facility in Burnaby
• Fair Haven Homes Burnaby Lodge in Burnaby

Here is the breakdown of all 14,381 detected COVID-19 cases in B.C., by health region, with new cases identified in brackets:
• 4,664 in Vancouver Coastal Health (76);
• 8,219 in Fraser Health (183);
• 256 in Island Health (no change);
• 741 in Interior Health (seven);
• 412 in Northern Health (six); and
• 89 people who reside outside Canada (no change).

The number of COVID-19 patients in hospital fell by six to 78, with 25 of those people having infections serious enough to be in intensive care units. 

The vast majority of those infected are self-isolating at home. Health officials are keeping tabs on a record 6,003 people because those individuals have come into contact with others who are known to be carrying the virus.

The vast majority of COVID-19 patients recover: 11,670, or more than 81%.

"There has been one new community outbreak, at Suncor Firebag Oil Sands," provincial health officer Bonnie Henry, and Health Minister Adrian Dix said in a joint statement. "There continue to be exposure events around the province."

One hospital in Fraser Health, Surrey Memorial Hospital, has had an outbreak for weeks. That health authority earlier this week declared that the outbreak at Delta Hospital is over.

  • With files from Glen Korstrom