Northern Health continues to see large impacts from COVID-19.
In a written statement this afternoon (Jan. 20), Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced 500 new cases discovered in the past day in B.C., which brings the total to 62,412.
Of those, Northern Health recorded 35 more infections for an updated authority total of 2,978.
Health officials also announced 14 more people in B.C. have died from the virus, which brings the fatality rate to 1,104.
One of those new deaths took place in the north for a new regional toll of 54 since the pandemic began.
There are 4,345 people listed as active for COVID-19 throughout the province, 320 of whom are in hospital with 66 in critical care.
There were 525 active COVID-19 cases in the Northern Health region as of Jan. 19, with 32 new cases reported Tuesday (2,943 total). There have been 2,347 recoveries, 53 deaths, and 51,700 tests . . .
There were 508 active COVID-19 cases in the Northern Health region as of Jan. 21, with 76 new cases reported Thursday (3,054 total). There have been 2,472 recoveries, 54 deaths, and 51,907 tests . . .
There were 531 active COVID-19 cases in the Northern Health region as of Jan. 18, with 26 new cases reported Monday (2,911 total). There have been 2,311 recoveries, 52 deaths, and 51,556 tests to. . .
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C. s Provincial Health Officer. / Flickr/Province of B.C.
The curve is trending in the right direction, but B.C. s COVID-19 death toll remains concerning for health officials.
Today (Jan. 18), Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reported 31 people that died from the virus since Friday (Jan. 15), four of which were in the north, rising the regional death toll to 52 since the pandemic began last year.
Across B.C., 1,078 people have succumbed to COVID-19 and there have been 61,447 infections since January 2020 after 1,330 more positive tests came forward over the weekend.
Northern Health recorded 166 new cases for a new regional total of 2,911 since March last year.