Vancouver Island adds 54 new COVID-19 cases, active cases reach 618
CTV
The new cases were among 596 cases found across the province over the past 24 hours.
The new cases were among 596 cases found across the province over the past 24 hours.
There are currently 4,451 active cases of COVID-19 in B.C., including 618 active cases in the Island Health region, according to the B.C. Ministry of Health.
The Island Health region continues to have a higher active case count than Vancouver Coastal Health and Northern Health, where 565 and 616 cases are active Thursday, respectively.
Island Health data identified the locations of 517 active cases Thursday, including 126 in the South Island, 323 in the Central Island and 68 in the North Island.
Eight COVID-19 deaths were reported in B.C. Thursday, none of which were located in the island region.
Three deaths were reported in Fraser Health, three deaths occurred in Northern Health and two deaths were confirmed in Vancouver Coastal Health.
Since the pandemic began, 2,200 people have died of COVID-19 in B.C., including 97 deaths in the Island Health region.
