32 more deaths attributed to COVID-19 in B.C. over the weekend: latest update

In the span of 72 hours another 32 people died of COVID-19 in British Columbia, the Health Ministry said in its latest update.

In the span of 72 hours, another 32 people died of COVID-19 in British Columbia, the Health Ministry said in its latest update.

The update, which includes data from Friday to Monday, brings the total toll since the start of the pandemic to 2,707.

Of the most recent deaths, 23 people lived in B.C.'s Lower Mainland (nine in Fraser Health and 14 in Vancouver Coastal).

Five lived in the Island Health region, three lived in the Interior, and the remaining one was a resident of B.C.'s north.

The ministry does not include details on their vaccination status, nor does it say whether those who died were living at home, in health-care facilities or in other settlings.

Last month, officials said outbreaks in long-term care accounted for about 40 per cent of the total deaths.

The criteria around the classification of an outbreak is cause for confusion in the province, but as of Monday, the health minister said 52 long-term care facilities in B.C. were dealing with outbreaks.