Taymour Aghati, 26, appeared in a Richmond courtroom by video link Wednesday, though details of the proceedings cannot be reported due to publication bans. 

The B.C. Prosecution Service confirmed Wednesday that Taymour Aghati was charged Friday with a single count of conveying false information with intent to injure.

The Lynn Valley Care Centre in North Vancouver was home to the first of the 8,796 Canadians who have, to date, lost their lives to the novel coronavirus. 

Here is an updated list of the seniors' homes where one or more cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed.

Hydroxychloroquine is being trialed as a therapy for COVID-19 at North Vancouver's Lynn Valley Care Centre.

"These people can not be forgotten just because they're seniors, they need to have this time to be treated with dignity."

Sandra Cairns is being remembered as "an amazing woman with a strong will and a quick wit."

Two of the new cases may be incidents of community transmission.

Industry associations representing the province's seniors care providers are urging the public to stop hoarding critical medical supplies needed to care for the most vulnerable.