Northern Health Region sees six new cases of COVID-19, active cases now at 29, up from 26

VICTORIA, B.C. – Six new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed Thursday, in the Northern Health Region, making the number of active cases to 29, with one in ICU.

The total number of confirmed cases in the Northern Health Region now stands at 438.

According to the Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, 425 new cases were confirmed across B.C., bringing the total to 16,560.

Active cases across the province stand at 3,389 and 12,806 have since recovered.

Hospitalizations in B.C., are at 97, with 24 of those in ICU.

The province’s death count remains at 273.

7,519 people are currently under active public health monitoring as a result of identified exposure to known cases.

During Thursday’s update, Henry announced that the B.C. CDC will be providing a new epidemiology dashboard, in addition to the current COVID dashboard.