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COVID-19 surfaces at another Vancouver care home

A person connected to Royal Arch Masonic long-term care home in Vancouver has tested positive for COVID-19, according Vancouver Coastal Health.

Person connected to Royal Arch Masonic Home has tested positive for COVID-19, say health officials

Family members of the residents at the Royal Arch Masonic Home have been notified, but it is not clear whether it is a resident or staff member who has tested positive. (Royal Arch Masonic Home)

A person connected to the Royal Arch Masoniclong-term care home in Vancouverhas tested positive for COVID-19, according to Vancouver Coastal Health.

Family members of the residents have been notified, but an email from the health authority to CBC didn't make clear whether it is a resident or staff member who hastested positive.

The facility is a 151-bed long-term care home in the Champlain Heights area of Vancouver.

On Saturday, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said12 long-term care homes throughout the provincehave had a staff member or resident infected. The Shaughnessy Care Centre, a private seniors community in Port Coquitlam, was added to the list Saturday.

Provincial health officials don't provide their daily update on Sundays, but as of Saturday, the B.C. Centre for Disease Control said there were 884 confirmed cases ofCOVID-19 in the province.

  • 396 recovered in B.C.
  • 17 deaths in B.C.

Cases by region:

  • 291in Fraser Health.
  • 77 in Interior Health.
  • 60in Island Health.
  • 12in Northern Health.
  • 444in Vancouver Coastal Health.

There have been 38,697 tests completed as of Saturday.

Dr. Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix are scheduled to resume their regular updateson COVID-19in Victoriaon Monday at 1:30 p.m. PT.