Coronavirus: Burnaby infections continue back and forth trend as provincial caseload inches closer to 200 cases a day

As cases skyrocket across B.C., Burnaby is seeing a seesaw trend in its four regions.

According to the COVID-19 Surveillance Dashboard for July 20 to 26, 2021, Burnaby Southeast is the only quadrant not at 0%, coming in at 1%.

From July 13 to 19, 2021, Burnaby did not have a 0% positivity rate in any of its four quadrants with all but Burnaby Northeast at 1%. The northeast saw a positivity rate of 2%.

The data is released by the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC).

Today (July 28), Minister of Health Adrian Dix and Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced another 185 infections discovered in the past 24 hours, as cases continue to trend in the wrong direction after previous weeks seeing cases in the low 20s.

Another three deaths, all in Vancouver Coastal Health, were also reported.

There are 909 people now known to be actively battling infections in the province, with that being the highest total since June 28. Most of those have been told to self-isolate, although 47 are in hospitals, with 20 of those in intensive care units.

Also today, Henry announced new health restrictions are set to go into effect in the Central Okanagan in B.C.'s Interior Health region because that area is a hot spot for COVID-19 transmission.

As of midnight, the Interior Health region is placing a regional mandatory mask order for all public indoor spaces for the Central Okanagan communities of Peachland, West Kelowna, Kelowna and Lake Country, as well as the Westbank First Nation lands, and the electoral districts within the Central Okanagan Regional District.

Residents in those areas will also be newly eligible to receive a second dose of vaccine after 28 days have passed since their first jab. For the rest of the province, residents will be eligible for second jabs after they have gone 49 days from their first dose.

Burnaby's latest regional numbers for July 6 to July 12 are as follows. Case rates are new cases per 100,000 people by local health area and community health service area.

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