Thread by @jessicajbalzer, B.C. sees 874 new COVID-19 cases detected in the past 24 hours. [...]

Jess Balzer

jessicajbalzer

B.C. sees 874 new COVID-19 cases detected in the past 24 hours. #bcpoli #covidbc #covid19bc #covid19 #bced #cdnpoli #cityofpg @PGMatters

There are 503 people in hospitals across B.C., 178 of which are in ICU (ICU is new record). #bcpoli #covidbc #covid19bc #covid19 #bced #cdnpoli #cityofpg @PGMatters

Dr. Henry says there has been one more death, raising B.C.& #39;s death toll to 1,577. #bcpoli #covidbc #covid19bc #covid19 #bced #cdnpoli #cityofpg @PGMatters

Numbers for active cases, public health monitoring will be provided later this afternoon. #bcpoli #covidbc #covid19bc #covid19 #bced #cdnpoli #cityofpg @PGMatters

Dr. Henry says they tried to use innovative ways to target at-risk communities, including pop-up clinics. She admits there were issues but says the good news is people got vaccinated. #bcpoli #covidbc #covid19bc #covid19 #bced #cdnpoli

. @PennyDaflos asks Dr. Henry if she will apologize and take responsibility for the pop-up clinic & #39;free for alls.& #39; Dr. Henry says she isn& #39;t sure she would call it a & #39;free for all.& #39; She then apologizes for what happened. #bcpoli #covidbc #covid19bc #covid19 #bced #cdnpoli

She says the clinics took & #39;a life of their own& #39; through social media, which saw massive lineups and frustration, anger. #bcpoli #covidbc #covid19bc #covid19 #bced #cdnpoli

Dr. Henry says 75 per cent of B.C.& #39;s cases are made up of variants. She says all cases are treated as variants. #bcpoli #covidbc #covid19bc #covid19 #bced #cdnpoli

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