Posted: Dec 18, 2020 3:45 PM PT | Last Updated: December 19, 2020
A woman wearing a face mask carries shopping bags past a cafe in downtown Vancouver.(Ben Nelms/CBC)
B.C. health officials announced 624 new cases of COVID-19 and 11 more deaths on Friday.
In a written statement, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix put the number of hospitalized patients at 356 people, 92 of whom are in intensive care.
A total of 724 people in B.C. have lost their lives due to COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
There are currently 9,978 active cases of coronavirus in the province, with public health monitoring 10,211 people across the province who are in self-isolation due to COVID-19 exposure. More than 33,589 people who tested positive have recovered.