今天(4月23)BC疫情總結：繼續整體保持穩定，繼續觀察。
British Columbia COVID-19 Daily Situation Report, April 23, 2020*
Data source: PLOVER extract on April 23, 2020. Participating laboratories include: BCCDC Public Health Laboratory, Vancouver General Hospital, BC Children’s & Women’s Hospital, St. Paul’s Hospital, Victoria General Hospital Microbiology Laboratory, Kelowna General Hospital Microbiology Laboratory, and LifeLabs® laboratories. Methods and Caveats: SARS-CoV-2 specimens are tallied at the specimen level by date the specimen was collected. The proportion positive on a given date may include new positive cases and retested positive cases; this may over-estimate proportionate positivity. Similarly, individuals may be tested repeatedly after becoming negative; this may under-estimate proportionate positivity. The relative impact of these considerations may be greater in the earlier part of the epidemic when repeat testing was more routinely undertaken and there were fewer tests being done overall.
**As of March 16, testing guidelines changed to focus on hospitalized patients, healthcare workers, long term care facility staff and residents, and those part of a cluster or outbreak who experienced respiratory symptoms.
***As of April 9, previous testing guidelines were expanded to include individuals with fever (>38°C) and cough or shortness of breath, including
(a) residents of remote, isolated or Indigenous communities,
(b) people living and working in congregate settings such as work -camps, correctional facilities, shelters, group homes, assisted living and seniors’ residences,
(c) people who are homeless or have unstable housing,
(d) essential service providers (e.g. first responders), or
(e) returning travellers identified at a point of entry to Canada.
In addition to these priority groups, health care providers can order a COVID-19 test for any patient based on their clinical judgment.
****As of Apr 21,
universal testing guidelines were implemented to include all symptomatic individuals with fever (>38°C) and cough or shortness of breath.
