Screenshot of the BC CDC Covid-19 dashboard. (BC CDC)
VICTORIA, B.C. – The Northern Health region recorded 166 new cases of Covid-19 over the weekend.
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix gave the data in a news conference today.
There are 531 active cases and 40 people in hospital in the Northern Health Region. ),whenLoaded(initFlexitive);
Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 52 confirmed deaths.
The Northern Health Region has the highest tested positivity rate at over 15.6 per cent. The provincial average is 5.9 per cent.
This week, 26,775 doses of the vaccine are expected to arrive in the region.