Posted: Feb 11, 2021 3:19 PM PT | Last Updated: February 12
Health officials provided a written update on B.C. s COVID-19 situation Thursday.(Ben Nelms/CBC) comments
B.C. health officials announced 449 new cases of COVID-19 and nine more deaths on Thursday.
New daily cases first dropped below 500 on Jan. 29 and have hovered between 400 and 500 ever since.
In a written statement, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix put the number of hospitalized patients at 224 people the lowest number since Nov. 19 with 63 in intensive care.
A total of 1,278 people in B.C. have lost their lives due to COVID-19 since the pandemic began.