B.C. records 1,984 new cases of COVID-19 and 9 more deaths over 3 days
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B.C. health officials have announced 1,984 new cases of COVID-19 and nine more deaths since Friday.
In a written statement, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix said there are currently 5,825 active cases of people infected with the novel coronavirus in B.C. The breakdown of new cases since Friday is as follows: A total of 278 people are in hospital, with 139 in intensive care. Overall hospitalizations, which typically lag behind spikes and dips in new cases, are up 239 per cent from a month ago on Aug. 13, when 82 people were in hospital with the disease. The number of patients in intensive care is up 256 per cent from 39 a month ago. The regional breakdown of new cases is as follows:
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