Funeral and feast gatherings in northern B.C. lead to COVID-19 warnings

Statement from the Nisga’a government says all those who attended the gatherings need to contact their community clinic

This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.An outbreak of COVID-19 in British Columbia’s Nass Valley has prompted an alert from the Northern and First Nations health authorities.

A joint statement Tuesday from Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says there have been 58 new cases of COVID-19 for a total of 5,848 cases.There has been one additional death, while 4,505 people who tested positive have recovered. Since the pandemic began, 209 people have died.

Premier John Horgan says in a statement that while the majority of people are following rules to stop the spread of COVID-19, a small number are ignoring orders. Ten tickets have been issued since the government gave authorities the ability to issue $2,000 tickets for violating the provincial health officer’s orders on gatherings, the statement says.

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