
10 more deaths from COVID-19 in B.C., as 1,986 new cases confirmed over 3 days
CBC
British Columbia has reported 1,986 new cases of COVID-19 and 10 more deaths over the past three days: 617 new cases from Friday to Saturday, 707 cases from Saturday to Sunday and 662 cases from Sunday to Monday.
In a written statement, the provincial government said there are currently 5,986 active cases of people infected with the novel coronavirus in B.C.
A total of 326 people are in hospital, with 142 in intensive care.
Overall hospitalizations, which typically lag behind spikes and dips in new cases, are up by 7.6 per cent from last Monday, when 303 people were in hospital with the disease and about 51.6 per cent from a month ago when 215 people were in hospital.
The number of patients in intensive care is up slightly by about 0.7 per cent from 141 a week ago and by 20.3 per cent from a month ago when 118 people were in the ICU.
The regional breakdown of new cases is as follows:
Health Minister Adrian Dix said Monday that 32 people are being transferred from Northern Health to other health authorities. Twenty-six of those people have COVID-19, none of whom are fully vaccinated.