An eighth case of coronavirus, known as COVID-19, has been diagnosed in B.C. in the Vancouver Coastal Health region.
The patient is a woman in her 60s from Tehran, Iran, who is visiting family who lives in the VCH region, which stretches from Richmond to Vancouver, and north to Sea-to-Sky and Bella Coola.
The woman is at home in isolation. B.C.'s sixth and seventh cases also trace to travel in Iran. Case six, announced Feb. 20, a woman in her 30s who travelled to Iran, returning to Vancouver Feb. 14 on a flight from Montreal.
Case seven, which was confirmed Monday, is a close contact of case six's. Both patients are at home in isolation in the Fraser Health region, which stretches from Delta in the west, to Hope in the east and White Rock in the south.
Case seven had shown symptoms of the illness prior to case six’s diagnosis, said Henry on Monday. While case six had a number of close contacts, all of whom health authorities have been in contact with, no one else is showing symptoms. Iran has reported 593 cases and 43 deaths as of Saturday.
Over 200 new cases were announced Saturday. Live press conference ongoing. More to come.
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