Northern Health Regions sees 50 new cases of COVID-19, Province sees 711

VICTORIA, B.C. – 50 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed Friday, in the Northern Health Region, making the number of active cases to 270.

In the Northern Health Region, 39 are in hospital, with 11 of those in ICU.

The total number of confirmed cases in the Northern Health Region now stands at 978.

The Region’s death count remains at eight.

Earlier in the day, Northern Health provided an update on the outbreak at an LNG Canada site in Kitimat.

According to Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, 711 new cases were confirmed across B.C. bringing the total to 36,132.

Active cases across the province stand at 9,050 and 25,658 have since recovered.

Hospitalizations in B.C. are at 338, with 76 of those in ICU.

The province’s death count now sits at 492.

10,957 people are currently under active public health monitoring as a result of identified exposure to known cases.

Henry reminds British Columbians to stay small and local this weekend, in order to prevent further transmission of the virus.

“The virus is not letting up and neither can we. This weekend, let’s stay small and stay local, so we can slow the spread of the virus in our province.”