10 more people die of COVID-19 in B.C., as 759 new cases confirmed
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B.C. health officials announced 759 new cases of COVID-19 and 10 more deaths on Wednesday.
In a written statement, the province said there are currently 5,458 active cases of people infected with the novel coronavirus in B.C.
A total of 324 people are in hospital, with 157 in intensive care.
Overall hospitalizations, which typically lag behind spikes and dips in new cases, are up by 12.5 per cent from last Wednesday, when 288 people were in hospital with the disease and about 151 per cent from a month ago when 129 people were in hospital.
The number of patients in intensive care is up by about 14.5 per cent from 137 a week ago and by 166 per cent from a month ago when 59 people were in the ICU.
The provincial death toll from the disease is now 1,910 lives lost out of 180,937 confirmed cases to date.
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