Province clarifies amended order on public gatherings, Island COVID-19 numbers hold firm
NANAIMO — Vancouver Island continues to shut out the COVID-19 outbreak.
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry confirmed 127 cases in the Island Health region during her briefing from Victoria on Saturday, May 23.
The Island Health region has not had a new, active case of COVID-19 since May 8. On two occasions, the total number of cases went up since then, however both were a result of data corrections and not new patients.
According to the BC Centre for Disease Control, just one active case remains on Vancouver Island, with that patient currently hospitalized.