B.C. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. (via THE CANADIAN PRESS)
COVID-19 numbers remain high throughout B.C., while the north saw a flurry of activity related to the virus.
In a written statement today (Dec. 11), Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced 737 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours for a new grand total of 40,797.
Of those, Northern Health has 41, which brings the authority s recorded number to 1,240.
The northern region has 421 active cases with 46 in hospital and 17 of those in ICU.
There are 9,589 people listed as active for COVID-19 throughout the province, 342 are in hospital with 87 in critical care.