The number of new COVID-19 infections in Burnaby increased during the latest reporting period.
According to the Geographic Distribution of COVID-19 by Local Health Area of Case Residence, Burnaby saw 94 new cases from April 17 to 23, 2022.
Burnaby recorded 68 cases from April 10 to 16, 2022.
Case count grows amid outbreak at George Derby Centre
More COVID-19 cases have been confirmed at the Burnaby long-term care facility currently under an outbreak declaration.
According to the BC Centre for Disease Control's (BCCDC) weekly long-term care report, 48 infections have been detected at George Derby Centre as of Wednesday (April 27) since an outbreak was declared on April 11, 2022.
Fraser Health says a COVID-19 outbreak may be declared at a long-term care or assisted living site at the direction of the medical health officer or their official designate.
"Based on the consideration of multiple risk factors, including vaccination coverage rate among residents, the severity of illness amongst cases and the rate of increase in cases, a unit/wing/floor/facility may be placed on outbreak under the direction of the medical health officer, working with the facility leadership and health authority long-term care program, and infection, prevention and control teams," the authority says on its website.
George Derby Centre has been subject to multiple outbreaks since the start of the pandemic, with the last being declared on Jan. 4 and ending on Feb. 17.
A total of three lives were lost among 52 recorded cases.
In November 2020, the centre endured another tragic outbreak with 36 lives lost among 109 confirmed infections.
