B.C. COVID-19 update: 14 more deaths announced, highest single-day total in weeks

B.C. saw more than a dozen COVID-19-related deaths added to its total on Wednesday, according to the provincial Ministry of Health.

B.C. saw more than a dozen COVID-19-related deaths added to its total on Wednesday, according to the provincial Ministry of Health.

The 14 deaths announced Wednesday came alongside another decline in hospitalizations. The number of test-positive patients in B.C. hospitals is now 405, down from 419 on Tuesday.

That total includes people who were admitted to hospital for other reasons and tested positive for COVID-19 incidentally.

A total of 58 coronavirus patients in B.C. are currently in intensive care units, down from 63 on Tuesday.

Since the pandemic began, there have been 2,929 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in B.C. Wednesday's death toll is the highest the province has reported in a single day in nearly a month, since Feb. 11.

Six of the latest deaths were reported in Fraser Health, another five were in Island Health, and the remaining three were in Vancouver Coastal Health, according to the ministry.

Many of the deaths reported in B.C. since the pandemic began have been associated with COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care and assisted-living facilities.