B.C. surpasses 10,000 Covid cases

B.C. has gone over 10,000 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began in March.

“This number does give us reason for pause,” said Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer. “It’s a reminder that many people have been impacted by this virus. We know that 245 families have been impacted [fatal cases] at a time when it’s very challenging to come together and mourn and celebrate people’s lives. It is a reminder that we know what we need to do.”

B.C.’s top doctor announced 110 new cases of COVID Thursday, with no new cases in Interior Health (IH).

IH has 23 active cases.

There are 1,394 active cases provincially, with 76 people in hospital (one in IH), with 17 of those in critical or intensive care.

There is one new COVID-related death, in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, for a B.C. total of 245.

A total of 3,139 people are under active health monitoring after exposure to known COVID cases, while 8,398 people have recovered from the virus.

There are no new health care or community outbreaks.

In new data released by the province, Vernon has had 27 COVID cases since the pandemic started while the Central Okanagan has had 283 cases.

Case counts by health region

• 3,693 Vancouver Coastal
• 5,174 Fraser
• 223 Island
• 557 Interior
• 330 Northern
• 89 people who reside outside Canada