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Richmond reports 59 new COVID-19 cases

Richmond has the lowest average daily case rate per 100,000 population, in the Lower Mainland.
Kirsten Clarke
Kirsten Clarke
Richmond COVID-19 cases Jan 22 to Jan 28
Map showing weekly number of COVID-19 cases in the Greater Vancouver region, by health service delivery area: North Shore – Coast Garibaldi (North and West Vancouver, Bowen Island, Sunshine Coast, Powell River, Howe Sound, Bella Coola Valley and Central Coast); Vancouver; Richmond; Fraser North (New Westminster, Burnaby, Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows and Tri-Cities) and Fraser South (Langley, Delta, Surrey, South Surrey/White Rock).BCCDC illustration

There were 59 new cases of COVID-19 in Richmond over the past week (Jan. 22 to 28), according to the latest data from the BC Centre for Disease Control.

This is a small increase over last week’s 54 new cases.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, there have been 1,819 cases reported in the city.

Richmond’s average daily case rate is between one and five per 100,000 population.

The average daily case rate in Richmond is the lowest in the Lower Mainland when looking at cases per 100,000 population.

The outbreak at Minoru Residence, a long-term care home near Minoru Boulevard and Westminster Highway, continues. Over the past week, two more residents at the facility died from the virus.